My journey through the COVID-19 Pandemic. On this talk, I share my personal experience of being a mother of 3 kids, having a family to provide for, and being made redundant during the Pandemic. I also, share how I turned things around and got a new job during the crisis. :)

1. Breaking Down &
Breaking Through
My journey through the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic
Cristiane Coca Pitzer
July 2020

2. A little bit about me…
• Coca
• Brazil – Ireland
• #MomOf3
• #AgileCoach
• Agile Beer Meetup
@cocapitzer
www.linkedin.com/in/cocapitzer
cocapitzer@gmail.com
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3. Before the pandemic started…
… job wise
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4. …family wise
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5. The airline industry crisis
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6. VUCA Extreme
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Agile & Business Agility

8. Experiment, Innovate, Reinvent
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11. Breaking down…
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12. Day Zero.
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13. Too soon.
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15. Breaking point…
Receiving
feedback
Asking for
feedback
Receiving
love
Gratitude
Repurpose
time
Doing things
I had never
had time to
do
Engaging
more with the
community
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16. Day Zero.
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17. Seeing a choice rather
than faith.
Will you allow the pain
and hurt defeat or
define you?
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18. Take a long, hard look
at life.
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19. Access to TIME,
which I was not used
to.
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20. Make it work for
YOU.
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21. Decide that you are
defined by your
actions from this
point forward.
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23. Breaking through…
Learning my
lessons
Having fun
De-
personalizing
from what
happened
VolunteeringHelping others
Revamping
my CV
Doing things I
had never had
time to do
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24. Interviewing
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@cocapitzer
www.linkedin.com/in/cocapitzer
cocapitzer@gmail.com