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Evan Davis hosts the business conversation show with insights from the people at the top.

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The Bottom Line: Mental Health

03/07/2014

Mental Health

BBC Radio 4 - The Bottom Line, Mental Health

Evan Davis and guests discuss coping with depression and business success at the same time

Depression, bipolar and business: Evan Davis's guests talk openly about what it is like to experience severe mental illness while running a successful company.

Would you tell your boss you had depression? In The Bottom Line this week, Evan Davis hears from three successful business people who talk openly about what it's like to experience severe mental illness whilst running their companies. They'll explain the risks and rewards of going public about mental ill health problems: the reaction from investors and the impact on staff. And we'll hear why being open about mental illness can lead to a happier, healthier workplace.

Guests:

Lord Stevenson of Coddenham, entrepreneur and former Chairman of HBOS and Pearson;
Andrea Woodside, Founder, Minding Work Limited;
and Charlie Mowat, Managing Director, The Clean Space

Producer: Sally Abrahams.

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