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Why Explaining the Why Isn’t Optional Anymore
And How It Can Transform Team Performance One Conversation at a Time During a Leadership Fort Collins session earlier this year, a moment...

Ariana Friedlander
2 days ago3 min read
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These Leaders Didn’t Settle for Surface-Level. Here’s What They Created Instead
Last week, I had the privilege of supporting a bold vision in action. Facilitating collaborative gathering in Mass. Also pictured, event...

Ariana Friedlander
Jul 32 min read
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What a Haunted Space House Can Teach Us About Leadership
My daughter just wrapped up her favorite camp of the year: Kids Do It All Theater Camp . Taken from KDIA - the summer camp And they...

Ariana Friedlander
Jun 263 min read
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14 years ago this month...
Fourteen years ago this month, I resigned from my job to start Rosabella Consulting. I actually dreamt about giving notice and could read...

Ariana Friedlander
Jun 124 min read
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Part 3: The New Leadership Challenge - Why Emotional Intelligence Is Imperative
Thriving in a Complex World Requires More Than Smarts—It Requires Humanity Complexity Is the New Constant We are living in one of the...

Ariana Friedlander
Jun 54 min read
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Part 2: The New Leadership Challenge - How to Stay Compassionate When You’re the Punching Bag
De-escalation, Boundaries, and Leadership on the Front Lines When the Frustration Isn’t Really About You After weeks of receiving...

Ariana Friedlander
May 293 min read
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Part 1: The New Leadership Challenge - When the Wrong Inbox Gets the Right Lesson
What a Case of Mistaken Identity Revealed About Communication in Crisis At the start of this year, I found myself dealing with a very...

Ariana Friedlander
May 222 min read
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How to recognize when fear takes over - leadership lessons from parenting
Recently, I found myself observing a familiar scene—parents and children navigating big emotions in the wild. And in witnessing this...

Ariana Friedlander
May 162 min read
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The Simple Trick to Break Free from Circular Conversations
One of the things I love most (and yes, sometimes groan about) in my work as a leadership coach and facilitator is how quickly the root...

Ariana Friedlander
May 82 min read
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When Mediation Feels Like Failure — And Why It’s Actually a Radical Act of Leadership
Let’s face it—conflict at work is uncomfortable. Whether it’s a simmering tension in a team meeting or a full-blown misunderstanding...

Ariana Friedlander
Apr 244 min read
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Tuning into the Subtle: Why Listening to Your Body Matters
I had just picked my friend's toddler up from pre-school. We were driving back to her house, listening to music, talking about what we...

Ariana Friedlander
Apr 104 min read
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Asserting Boundaries When Tested - Lessons from a 10 year old
My daughter has a friend who consistently illustrates just how hard it can be to hold a boundary. Recently, she told me about a...

Ariana Friedlander
Apr 34 min read
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What's the harm in that?
I didn’t know it was wrong.  Because I thought it was normal. Growing up, there was a lot of arguing and yelling in my family. It was...

Ariana Friedlander
Mar 273 min read
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The Only Thing In Common
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how quickly we assume certain things are common. Common sense, common knowledge, common business...

Ariana Friedlander
Mar 202 min read
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Three Parts of Navigating a Trauma Response
The other week, I experienced a trigger that set off a trauma response in my body. In an instant, I was flooded with overwhelming...

Ariana Friedlander
Mar 134 min read
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Show Up as You Are, Bring What You Have
I recently met with my mastermind group, a collective of trusted peers I’ve known for over five years. Over time, we’ve experimented with...

Ariana Friedlander
Mar 63 min read
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This is what leaders need to know about (T)rauma in the workplace
A few months ago, a mentor challenged me by asking, "When are you going to stop letting your Trauma define you, Ariana?" I back pedaled,...

Ariana Friedlander
Feb 274 min read
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The Art of Conversational Agility: Leading with Empathy Without Losing Focus
One of the biggest challenges leaders face today is balancing emotional intelligence with the need to get things done.  I recently spoke...

Ariana Friedlander
Feb 204 min read
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The Challenge of Recognizing and Advocating for Our Needs
I’ve been thinking a lot about how easy it is to name what we want —but how hard it can be to recognize, name, and advocate for what we...

Ariana Friedlander
Feb 144 min read
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When Boundaries Become Thumbtacks
Ride the Rockies came through Fort Collins a few years back. We got to see the cyclists come through town at our friends yard. As we...

Ariana Friedlander
Feb 63 min read
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