Active bystander intervention has been found to reduce harrassment and violence in college and the military. It's time for the corporate world to take notice.
Read About Daena's improvisation-based method in workshops at MIT and elsewhere to help people learn how to respond effectively when we witness or experience sexual harassment or implicit bias. - Click here for the printer friendly PDF version.
Daena Teaches the Improvisational Side to the Art of the Deal
Read Daena's Article: #MeToo means #YouToo: Leaders must prepare for sexual harassment complaints. What to do when an employee reports sexual harassment
Daena Giardella reveals the secret to repairing a broken conversation. It has happened to all of us before. Find out how to get back on track after your conversation derails.
Read Daena's latest article in Imagine Magazine where she brings you on her journey as an acting teacher and coach and takes you inside her improvisational acting laboratory!
Daena Giardella brings the art of the unexpected and the science of the unknown to Lisbon, Portugal and both Daena and her corporate leadership training are featured in Executive Digest.
Daena Giardella's Improvisational Acting Course has M.B.A. students making dance moves, role-playing, and getting to the heart of negotiations.- Click here for the printer friendly PDF version.
Daena kicks off a series of business workshops offered by
"Clase Ejecutiva," a unique alliance between Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile and the Chilean newspaper,
"El Mercurio."
Daena Featured in Tempo...
The entertainment magazine of Taos News!
Daena Giardella
was featured in a magazine article entitled "The
Art of Being... A deliciously dangerous dance on the edge of the
unknown with Daena Giardella." Click on the
cover above to read the article! Note: You must
have Adobe
Acrobat Reader installed to read the article.
Daena Interviewed in Better Homes & Gardens
Daena Giardella was interviewed in an article about dealing with those "annoying relatives" during the holidays. Click on the magazine cover to read the article. - Click here for the printer friendly PDF version.
Coaching from the Moment: Creativity and the Art of Change - Have you ever yearned for better access to your creativity and spontaneity as you search for ways to inspire and motivate clients? Do you want to bring more passion, presence, and confidence to your work? Do you sometimes find that you get triggered by certain “characters” or behaviors that “push your buttons” or “hook you”?
Finding the Yes Within No - When we're resisting, we're saying "No" to the offers of the present moment. Try entering and owning the "No," in order to find the hidden "Yes."
The
Art of Transitions - "The
art of transitions is the practice of creativity in its purest form.
Improvisation is a skill base that is beautifully suited to help people
cultivate elegant dexterity in these moment-to-moment transitions.
It is the art of dealing with the unexpected with an attitude of 'yes',
especially when we don’t know where we are going." This
piece by Daena is about mastering the art of transition in our work
and everyday life. - Featured in Imagine News
Daena Giardella was featured in the January/February
2003 and February/March 2004 editions of Boston's, "The
Improper Bostonian."Click
here to check out these articles!