"Leading" is about mobilizing people toward valued goals. — Stewart D. Friedman Goal Copy Share Image
I've been writing for decades that balance is an inapt metaphor as it necessarily entails tradeoffs. — Stewart D. Friedman Balance Copy Share Image
Continual improvisation on a theme is a more useful way to think of how to bring the various parts of life together. — Stewart D. Friedman Improvisation Copy Share Image
Of course that's the best way to continue to learn anything: Try to teach it! — Stewart D. Friedman Best way Copy Share Image
The principles that apply to engagement for employees are the same as those that apply to supervisors. — Stewart D. Friedman Employee Copy Share Image
We all want to have a rich and meaningful work life and a fulfilling life beyond work. — Stewart D. Friedman Copy Share Image
Knowing what matters most, what I call "being real," is the alpha and omega for leaders. — Stewart D. Friedman Alpha and omega Copy Share Image
No one can have it all, at the same time. I've never seen that. — Stewart D. Friedman Copy Share Image
The worst thing you can do, despite the innumerable obstacles we confront, is to not try. — Stewart D. Friedman Adversity Copy Share Image
People of all ages, but especially young people, require work that as meaning, or social value. Since they're not getting the kind… — Stewart D. Friedman Age Copy Share Image
I believe each life has value and that we're on this earth to leave it better than how we found it. I… — Stewart D. Friedman Copy Share Image
Family, community, and the realm of the private self - your mind, body, and spirit - are all important sources of the… — Stewart D. Friedman Body Copy Share Image
Michelle Obama is a powerful example of someone who has learned how to align her actions with her values, manage boundaries across… — Stewart D. Friedman Action Copy Share Image
My purpose is to help people understand that leadership skills are useful and relevant for pursuing meaningful aspirations in all aspects of… — Stewart D. Friedman Copy Share Image
Curiosity about the world and questioning of the status quo to open minds to alternative visions of the future are essential leadership… — Stewart D. Friedman Copy Share Image
People struggle most with seeing new ways of doing things and often need help in breaking through their tradition-bound mindsets. — Stewart D. Friedman Bounds Copy Share Image
Young men now want to be caregivers as well as earners so they have joined with women in demanding a different compact… — Stewart D. Friedman Caregivers Copy Share Image
The really good news is that when you give people the tools and the support to pursue what I call "four-way wins"… — Stewart D. Friedman Copy Share Image
At the individual level, you need to examine what you truly value, share this with key stakeholders in various life domains both… — Stewart D. Friedman Copy Share Image
My view is that leadership is not about position - you can lead very well with no one reporting to you in… — Stewart D. Friedman Chain of command Copy Share Image
Women make up half our workforce and this has an impact at home on spouses and children. This means the workplace must… — Stewart D. Friedman Caregivers Copy Share Image
If you shift your mindset to asking "How can I initiate change that's good for my family, and my community, and my… — Stewart D. Friedman Copy Share Image
There are many structural changes, both in organizational practice and social policy, that must also change to enable men and women to… — Stewart D. Friedman Change Copy Share Image
In my teaching and consulting practice, I encourage people to learn to experiment with confidence and to see themselves as scientists in… — Stewart D. Friedman Approach Copy Share Image
The more attention we can devote to helping developing leaders tune in to their core values - drawing on their real experience… — Stewart D. Friedman Aspiration Copy Share Image
My research and practice indicates that people need to be doing work they love and to love the work they do. They… — Stewart D. Friedman Care Copy Share Image
The act of envisioning is mainly useful as a means for identifying what matters most to you now. — Stewart D. Friedman Copy Share Image
If you're searching for "work/life balance" you'll always be disappointed because "balance" connotes a zero-sum equation. — Stewart D. Friedman Balance Copy Share Image
Firms that fully embrace the needs and interests of the whole person will win today's competition for the best talent. — Stewart D. Friedman Competition Copy Share Image
When employers no longer offer secure full-time employment with benefits, then it's hard to expect employees to be loyal, engaged, and maximally… — Stewart D. Friedman Copy Share Image
I am very gratified to have lived to see a revolution in the field of work/life: Everyone - men and women, employees… — Stewart D. Friedman Employee Copy Share Image
Business schools must make the issues of leadership, teamwork, and culture a clearly visible priority if we are to maintain legitimacy and… — Stewart D. Friedman Business Copy Share Image
Having a 9-to-5 workday in which work is left behind when one leaves the office is no longer the norm as employers… — Stewart D. Friedman Copy Share Image
Right now we're in the midst of a grand experiment on how best to harness the incredible power of the Internet while… — Stewart D. Friedman Boundaries Copy Share Image
People at all levels and in all roles in organizations are wrestling with the challenges of modern life, trying to find ways… — Stewart D. Friedman Copy Share Image
The only failure is the failure to learn from conscious and deliberate efforts to make things better, even if those attempts fall… — Stewart D. Friedman Copy Share Image
