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240: Get Back on the Horse with Amanda Van Der Heiden
Replaced by Three Employees and Called It a Badge of Honor with Amanda Van Der Heiden
Amanda Van Der Heiden could trot on a horse before she could walk. When she fell into a sandpit at age two, her parents put her right back on before she was done crying — no discussion, no choice. That lesson became the operating principle for the rest of her life, including a corporate career that hit the exact same burnout pattern three times in three different companies.
At 27, working 20-hour days with a team spanning two continents, she left one role and was replaced by three full-time employees. She…
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