Ariana Friedlander
Snow Days
Upon receiving the notice of a snow day, kids immediately cheer with delight! Snow days are these liminal spaces where we step outside of...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Sep 14, 2021
- 4 min
"I'll talk to your father"
"I'll talk to your father." The mother amiably says to her distressed child. This is a scene we have all encountered, be it personally or...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Aug 3, 2021
- 2 min
To Mute or Not to Mute
“Of course, we want people to mute unless speaking.” I said presumptuously while preparing for a virtual retreat I facilitated earlier...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jun 29, 2021
- 3 min
"It's pronounced the way it's spelled"
Working with clients across different industries affords me a lot of exciting opportunities to learn. It also means I commonly encounter...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Mar 2, 2021
- 2 min
The one thing you can do about awkward silence
I was working with an emerging leader who was excited to sharpen their skills at guiding a team to co-create a new program that was...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Feb 9, 2021
- 4 min
5 Things to do when energy wanes in a virtual meeting or retreat
It's hard to believe that we are approaching the year anniversary since the pandemic turned the way we live and work upside down. Even...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jan 26, 2021
- 4 min
Struggling to maintain a competitive advantage? Here's 1 solution that's simple to implement.
When I first learned how to play disc golf, my throw was very inconsistent. My husband coached me by offering discrete tips for what I...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jan 7, 2021
- 3 min
Learning to see it
I recently taught myself how to crochet by watching YouTube videos. When I first watched the videos I thought it looked so easy. But when...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Dec 17, 2020
- 3 min
The good thing about Pet Peeves
I was recently in a conversation with someone that was complaining. I listened for a while, I heard their frustration and saw that they...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Dec 8, 2020
- 4 min
A Virtual Success
How do we have productive, strategic conversations when we cannot retreat in-person? That was the question my client and I were...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Oct 13, 2020
- 2 min
Can I get a woot woot?
The energy in the room was fading quickly. We were in the second day of a two-day retreat and we still had some important things to...
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