ways I can help
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Facilitate meetings and retreats.
Create a co-constructed learning environment where participants bravely explore each other’s perspectives.
Skilled at reading the room and adjusting content to meet the present need.
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Hold space for clients so that they gain greater self-awareness and clarity as they navigate the complexities of work and life.
Serve as a creative thought partner, offering tools to support individual needs and growth.
Support clients in aligning their values and beliefs with their actions and desired results so they move forward with confidence.
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Work with key stakeholders, identifying root causes and solving organizational challenges.
Lead strategic planning for new projects; building plans that are both human-centered and effective.
Strengthen processes around people-operations and management, develop systems that strengthen culture, relationships, and work product.
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Create content, ranging from single sessions to extended series.
Design human-centered, place-based, and online learning, frequently blending formats to foster relationship building and deepen engagement.
Meet the needs of diverse audiences from managers and community leaders to students and teachers.
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Fill short-term staffing needs so that staff don’t burnout and projects advance as planned.
Competent to step into positions of leadership, bringing over twenty years of experience to the work you need completed.
Able to work remotely or in-person.
what people say about working together
“Miriam is an excellent educator, facilitator, storyteller, and program designer. She is top notch when it comes to developing and clarifying the values an organization seeks to uphold. She is a master systems thinker and has a deep compassion and respect for all who she works with. She is the best of the best and I am a better professional because of her!”
Andrew Belinfante
Senior Director of Programs and Organizational Development. JDC Entwine
“Miriam is an exceptional experience designer, story-teller, and facilitator. We worked together in 2015 to design a session for the inaugural class of etsy.org fellows called "Finding Your Core Story and Authentic Storytelling". She is incredibly skilled at designing and responding quickly to the needs of a group in an empathic and transformative way. And most notably she is an heartfelt and touching storyteller whose dynamism is a gift to any group.”
Erica Dorn
former Co-Founder and Managing Director at the Good Work Institute/Etsy
“While at Swell Inc, Miriam Bader deftly led an organizational restructure, and I was highly impressed by her unique ability to use process and structure to enhance employee satisfaction, development, efficiency, and team cohesion. Miriam’s adept leadership fostered an environment of creative collaboration, open communication, and knowledge-sharing through innovative programs she developed and led.
What sets Miriam apart is her rare talent in the corporate realm, where she leads with a welcoming, nonjudgmental, and supportive approach, ensuring every team member feels valued and empowered to contribute their best. Miriam's contributions have undoubtedly elevated Swell's culture and performance, making her an invaluable asset to any organization fortunate enough to have her expertise and leadership.”
Sara St. Hilaire
Associate Managing Director, Swell Inc.
“When I was preparing to go out on parental leave, I was worried about how my absence would impact the rest of our team. Hiring Miriam Bader as a fractional employee to fill gaps during leave was the best decision we could have made. Miriam seamlessly integrated into our team, allowing our work to continue as planned and preventing our staff from being overwhelmed while I was away.
I began my leave confident that our team was in good hands with Miriam, and I came back to work to find that we had not missed a beat. Miriam worked empathetically and creatively with our team, allowing productivity to remain high and stress low. Miriam is a creative professional who adapts quickly to new workplace cultures and makes immediate impacts.”
Rabbi Joshua Mikutis
Director of Design and Jewish Learning , JDC Entwine
“I am deeply grateful that I’ve had the opportunity to work with Miriam through the years. She has taught me so much that has informed the quality of my work and life in general. She and I met as museum colleagues and have worked together on consulting projects ever since. Miriam approaches every challenge as an opportunity for learning and growth and brings an optimistic outlook and constructive approach to everything she does. She is an excellent analytical and strategic thinker and problem solver, and is incredibly skilled at eliciting participation from others to create a shared sense of purpose. Most importantly, Miriam is a kind, wise, and honest person who brings calm, curiosity, and joy to everyone who is fortunate to know and work with her..”
Cindy VandenBosch
President, Turnstile Tours & Studio
“Miriam is one of the most talented educators I have ever encountered, and her ability to absorb new content and then create an array of programs appropriate for a range of audiences is truly remarkable.”
Dr. Annie Polland
President, Tenement Museum