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Grow Beyond Pain: A Conversation with Amrita Subramanian

37m · Nine To Thrive HR · 22 Jan 00:00

Cindi welcomes Amrita Subramanian, a former Fortune 500 VP with decades devoted to helping organizations thrive amid crisis. Amrita shares her personal journey from a convent upbringing with selective mutism to becoming a professor teaching post-crisis leadership. Our discussion delves into Amrita's recent study exploring the profound insights of pain leading to growth, trauma, and the language of renewal. We explore the ideal role of organizations in creating space for self-expression and authenticity as a response to post-traumatic growth. Amrita’s global study represented 13 countries, 30 highly successful adults representing12 languages, 17 industries, and brought substantive evidence of growth post the pandemic. The two main aspects of post-traumatic growth evident in adults are appreciation of life and newer possibilities. For more information, or to reach Amrita: https://growbeyondpain.com

The episode Grow Beyond Pain: A Conversation with Amrita Subramanian from the podcast Nine To Thrive HR has a duration of 37:26. It was first published 22 Jan 00:00. The cover art and the content belong to their respective owners.

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