Stewart D. Friedman
Encyclopedia
Stewart D. Friedman is the founding director of the Wharton School's Leadership Program and Wharton's Work/Life Integration Project. He has been on the Wharton faculty since 1984, and became the Management Department's first Practice Professor in recognition of his work within the fields of Leadership Development
, Human Resources
and Work-life balance
on the application theory and research on the real challenges facing organizations. In 2001, Friedman completed a two-year assignment as the director of the Leadership Development Center at Ford, where he ran a 50-person, 25 MM operation.
Friedman has published numerous books and articles on work/life integration, leadership, and the dynamics of change. Work and Family – Allies or Enemies? (co-authored with Jeff Greenhaus, Oxford University Press
, 2000) was recognized by The Wall Street Journal
as one of the field's best books. His most recent book, Total Leadership: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life, was published in June 2008 by Harvard Business School Press. The book has been on the USA Today
bestseller booklist and won several other book awards. Leadership Succession, edited by Friedman, has just been reissued in paperback after 25 years Transaction Publishers
, April 2011.
Friedman has consulted a wide range of organizations, executives and distinguished individuals, including Jack Welch
and former Vice President Al Gore
. He serves on numerous advisory boards, and conducts workshops globally on leadership and "the whole person", creating change, and strategic human resources issues. The recipient of numerous teaching awards, he appears regularly in business media, and was chosen by Working Mother as one of "America's 25 most influential men for having improved conditions for working parents".
Friedman holds a B.A. in Psychology from S.U.N.Y. Binghamton, and an M.A. in Psychology and Ph. D in Organizational Psychology from the University of Michigan
.
in business
cannot be merely about business anymore: it has to be about life as a whole. Total Leadership is an approach to Human Resource Management
and leadership development
created and tested at Ford and The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania that suggests that leadership must be embodied at all levels of an organizational culture
to create sustainable change that’s beyond work-life balance
that is good for work, family, community, and self (mind, body, and spirit).
This approach, Friedman writes, is superior at integrating work and the rest of life, preferable to the pursuit of “balance,” which erroneously assumes the necessity of tradeoffs. With “four-way wins,” all parties benefit. From this perspective, individuals realize that their actions as leaders serve a larger purpose, making the world better. They feel part of something bigger than their own lives, and thereby find greater meaning in what they do. The approach has been used in non-profits as well as major for-profit corporations in the United States
, Europe
, Central America
, South America
, and Canada
to increase organizational and individual productivity
by decreasing stress
, turnover
and absenteeism
by capitalizing on one's personal life
interests and priorities.
Friedman presents Total Leadership as a proven method to achieving four-way wins; it is based upon following these principles using stakeholder interviews
for 360 degree feedback:
1. Be real: act with authenticity by clarifying what’s important
2. Be whole: act with integrity by respecting the whole person
3. Be innovative: act with creativity by continually experimenting
Leadership development
Leadership development refers to any activity that enhances the quality of leadership within an individual or organization. These activities have ranged from MBA style programs offered at university business schools to action learning, high-ropes courses and executive retreats.- Developing...
, Human Resources
Human resources
Human resources is a term used to describe the individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, although it is also applied in labor economics to, for example, business sectors or even whole nations...
and Work-life balance
Work-life balance
Work–life balance is a broad concept including proper prioritizing between "work" on the one hand and "life" on the other. Related, though broader, terms include "lifestyle balance" and "life balance".-History:The work-leisure dichotomy was invented in the mid 1800s...
on the application theory and research on the real challenges facing organizations. In 2001, Friedman completed a two-year assignment as the director of the Leadership Development Center at Ford, where he ran a 50-person, 25 MM operation.
Friedman has published numerous books and articles on work/life integration, leadership, and the dynamics of change. Work and Family – Allies or Enemies? (co-authored with Jeff Greenhaus, Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
, 2000) was recognized by The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
as one of the field's best books. His most recent book, Total Leadership: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life, was published in June 2008 by Harvard Business School Press. The book has been on the USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
bestseller booklist and won several other book awards. Leadership Succession, edited by Friedman, has just been reissued in paperback after 25 years Transaction Publishers
Transaction Publishers
Transaction Publishers is a New Jersey-based publishing house that specializes in social sciences books. Some of its books have been published with the imprint "Transactions Publishers".-Overview:...
, April 2011.
Friedman has consulted a wide range of organizations, executives and distinguished individuals, including Jack Welch
Jack Welch
John Francis "Jack" Welch, Jr. is an American chemical engineer, business executive, and author. He was Chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001...
and former Vice President Al Gore
Al Gore
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
. He serves on numerous advisory boards, and conducts workshops globally on leadership and "the whole person", creating change, and strategic human resources issues. The recipient of numerous teaching awards, he appears regularly in business media, and was chosen by Working Mother as one of "America's 25 most influential men for having improved conditions for working parents".
Friedman holds a B.A. in Psychology from S.U.N.Y. Binghamton, and an M.A. in Psychology and Ph. D in Organizational Psychology from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
.
Total Leadership
In Friedman's newest book, Total Leadership: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life, Friedman argues that leadershipLeadership
Leadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". Other in-depth definitions of leadership have also emerged.-Theories:...
in business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
cannot be merely about business anymore: it has to be about life as a whole. Total Leadership is an approach to Human Resource Management
Human resource management
Human Resource Management is the management of an organization's employees. While human resource management is sometimes referred to as a "soft" management skill, effective practice within an organization requires a strategic focus to ensure that people resources can facilitate the achievement of...
and leadership development
Leadership development
Leadership development refers to any activity that enhances the quality of leadership within an individual or organization. These activities have ranged from MBA style programs offered at university business schools to action learning, high-ropes courses and executive retreats.- Developing...
created and tested at Ford and The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania that suggests that leadership must be embodied at all levels of an organizational culture
Organizational culture
Organizational culture is defined as “A pattern of shared basic assumptions invented, discovered, or developed by a given group as it learns to cope with its problems of external adaptation and internal integration" that have worked well enough to be considered valid and therefore, to be taught to...
to create sustainable change that’s beyond work-life balance
Work-life balance
Work–life balance is a broad concept including proper prioritizing between "work" on the one hand and "life" on the other. Related, though broader, terms include "lifestyle balance" and "life balance".-History:The work-leisure dichotomy was invented in the mid 1800s...
that is good for work, family, community, and self (mind, body, and spirit).
This approach, Friedman writes, is superior at integrating work and the rest of life, preferable to the pursuit of “balance,” which erroneously assumes the necessity of tradeoffs. With “four-way wins,” all parties benefit. From this perspective, individuals realize that their actions as leaders serve a larger purpose, making the world better. They feel part of something bigger than their own lives, and thereby find greater meaning in what they do. The approach has been used in non-profits as well as major for-profit corporations in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
, South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
to increase organizational and individual productivity
Productivity
Productivity is a measure of the efficiency of production. Productivity is a ratio of what is produced to what is required to produce it. Usually this ratio is in the form of an average, expressing the total output divided by the total input...
by decreasing stress
Stress (biology)
Stress is a term in psychology and biology, borrowed from physics and engineering and first used in the biological context in the 1930s, which has in more recent decades become commonly used in popular parlance...
, turnover
Turnover
-Business:*Turnover is sometimes a synonym for revenue , especially in European and South African usage.Services sold by a company during a particular period of time....
and absenteeism
Absenteeism
Absenteeism is a habitual pattern of absence from a duty or obligation. Traditionally, absenteeism has been viewed as an indicator of poor individual performance, as well as a breach of an implicit contract between employee and employer; it was seen as a management problem, and framed in economic...
by capitalizing on one's personal life
Personal life
Personal life is the course of an individual's life, especially when viewed as the sum of personal choices contributing to one's personal identity. It is a common notion in modern existence—although more so in more prosperous parts of the world such as Western Europe and North America...
interests and priorities.
Friedman presents Total Leadership as a proven method to achieving four-way wins; it is based upon following these principles using stakeholder interviews
Interviews
Interviews is:# the plural form of "interview"# a compilation album by Bob Marley & the Wailers, see Interviews # a C++ toolkit for the X Window System, see InterViews...
for 360 degree feedback:
1. Be real: act with authenticity by clarifying what’s important
2. Be whole: act with integrity by respecting the whole person
3. Be innovative: act with creativity by continually experimenting
Honors and awards
- Outstanding Teaching Award in 1990 (University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of PennsylvaniaThe University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
Undergraduate Division) - One of Working Mother's 25 most influential men for having improved conditions better for working parents
- Outstanding Teaching Award in 1993 (University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of PennsylvaniaThe University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
Undergraduate Evening School) - MBA Core Curriculum Teaching Award in 1996 (University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of PennsylvaniaThe University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
) - William Whitney Teaching Award in 2007
- Winner of the CEO Read Best Business Book Award 2008 - Personal Development http://800ceoread.com/bookawards/
- Excellence in Teaching Award: Core Curriculum, 2011 (University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of PennsylvaniaThe University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
)
External links
- Total Leadership Web site
- Total Leadership YouTube channel
- Stewart Friedman's Wharton Profile
- New York Times features Friedman
- Flex-Time Goes to the White House, ABC News, April 2010
- Boost Resilience, Decrease Stress and Improve your Performance at Harvard Business ideacast
- The Thinkers definitive listing of the world's top 50 business thinkers
- Living with a Blackberry Addict in Inc.com
- A Life in Harmony in Chief Executive Officer
- Tipping the Scales in HR Management
- Preparing the Leaders of Tomorrow in the Jewish Exponent
- An Sloan Work and Family interview with Friedman
- Tim Ferris interview with Friedman
- Washington Post interview with Friedman
- Bright Horizons Advisory Board
- Olympic University Advisory Board