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Is Authenticity an Excuse?
Challenging the Assumptions We Make About “Being Ourselves” The other day, during a listening training I was leading, a participant...

Ariana Friedlander
3 days ago4 min read


When Being “Thoughtful” Backfires and What to Do About It?
I once had a dear friend who also happened to be my roommate. She was incredibly thoughtful - always going out of her way to cook meals,...

Ariana Friedlander
Aug 143 min read


The Benefits of Being an Outsider
I’ve seen this time and time again—whether it’s working with librarians, coaching leaders, or even parenting my own daughter: who the...

Ariana Friedlander
Jul 313 min read


It's All Here - the news you've been waiting for
TL;DR - Entrepreneurship's an emotionally whack journey. Our website's been refreshed . We have a new program - Giving Feedback with CARE...

Ariana Friedlander
Jul 246 min read


4 Ways to Know When a Hard Conversation is Actually Going Well
"I tried being truthful about what was on my mind and it blew up in my face." That's what a client recently said to me as we were...

Ariana Friedlander
Jul 175 min read


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
Jul 103 min read


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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