Total Leadership was created by Stew Friedman, founding director of the Wharton School's Leadership Programs and its Work/Life Integration Project, and former head of Ford Motor's Leadership Development Center. It is a proven method for learning how to achieve four-way wins, wins at work, at home, in your community, and for your private self, by following these principles:
Be Real, act with authenticity by clarifying what's important
Be Whole, act with integrity by respecting the whole person
Be Innovative, act with creativity by continually experimenting
Our purpose is to help people enact these principles to become better leaders and have richer lives; to produce stronger business results, find clearer purpose, feel less stressed and more connected to people who matter most, contribute further to important causes, and get greater support for generating change.
We deliver engaging, results-driven leadership development and personal growth through keynotes, workshops, coaching, assessments, consulting, and train-the-trainer opportunities . Essential to our success are the real collaboration and meaningful connections that thrive in the coaching communities (online and in person) we organize and cultivate.
The best leaders are those who stay connected to their communities, to the people they love, to themselves. In Stew Friedman's Total Leadership, you'll learn simple, powerful new ways to make these connections happen and enjoy the rich rewards that inevitably follow.
Keith Ferrazzi, author, Never Eat Alone
As the pace of business continues to race forward at lightning speed, Stew Friedman offers us an innovative and sustainable model for successful leadership. Total Leadership provides a unique proposition for individuals who strive to be their very best both personally and professionally.
Dave Lissy, CEO, Bright Horizons
Total Leadership is so aligned with my thinking as an HR executive and medical director of a global business. With practical tools and compelling stories, Friedman demonstrates how to achieve “four-way wins” a distinctive, important new concept for today’s leaders.
Dr. Robert W. Carr, retired Senior VP and Corporate Medical Director, GSK
With a refreshingly simple approach to winning the daily struggle between family bliss and career satisfaction, Stew Friedman outlines clear and innovative solutions for better managing the competing demands of our lives. Engaging and inspiring.
Anne Erni, Chief People Officer, Audible
In the future, being a leader will require new ways to integrate work with the rest of one’s life, resulting in more effective leadership and a more fulfilling life. Total Leadership points the way.
Robert Reich, Professor, University of California at Berkeley, former U.S. Secretary of Labor
In a world of work-life trade-offs, Stew Friedman offers what most think impossible: a field-tested program that gives you not only what you want in business, but also what you want in life. Brilliant!
Tim Ferriss, Author, The 4-Hour Workweek
Stew Friedman’s framework is the most comprehensive and meaningful distillation of how to lead yourself and others that I have encountered. I use the precepts of Total Leadership in my daily life, and I’m better off for it.
Rich Smith, Finance Director, Amazon and former Infantry Officer, U.S. Army
Total Leadership is an excellent blueprint for optimizing time and energy across multiple domains [and] provides an invaluable methodology for analyzing and realigning priorities to maximize one’s full leadership potential.
Captain Thomas, U.S. Marine commander, veteran of 200+ combat missions
Total Leadership advocates a new approach to work and life. With Stew, it’s not about balance. It’s about integrating the aspects of your life you deem priorities.
Shaun Francis, President and CEO, Medcan Health Management
Total Leadership is nothing short of revolutionary. Stew Friedman has written a comprehensive guide for every executive who strives to become a better leader while leading a more fulfilling life.
Shariar Zaimi, CEO and Chairman, Primary Integration
The Total Leadership Difference
Total Leadership is unique because, unlike most approaches to leadership development, which focus on professional skills, it is about performance in all parts of life. And, unlike most work/life and self-help programs, which focus more on family and personal needs than on business results, Total Leadership is about winning in all domains, including work, by creating mutual value among them.
Four-way wins are there for the taking. You have to know how to look for them and then generate the support needed to achieve them. Let us show you.
If you’d like to learn more about bringing Total Leadership to your organization, contact us.
