Amandah Wood on getting fired, negative self talk, therapy, and empathy.

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English - March 30, 2021 21:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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FIRED // Amandah Wood shares her story about getting fired. While she founded Ways We Work, and currently does incredible work with the Diversity and Belonging team at Shopify, the path has not always been smooth. Amandah joins host Emily Key to talk about her experience getting fired, moving beyond the negative self-talk and spite, and advise for managers on developing empathy toward their team.

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Things mentioned in this podcast:

-Mindset, book by Dr. Carol Dweck
-EMDR Therapy
-Ways We Work, blog and podcast by Amandah Wood

Produced by Shiny Objects Entertainment