Total Leadership

In this summary you will learn

• How to take a holistic approach to leadership by improving your performance in the four life “domains”: “work, home, community and self”
• How to make “authenticity, integrity and creativity” the foundation of your actions as a leader
• How to use the “Total Leadership” program and its exercises

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Why you should read Total Leadership

Stewart D. Friedman’s leadership treatise eschews the standard corporate-centered lessons and, instead, takes a holistic approach. His program focuses on helping you improve your performance in four “domains”: “work, home, community and self.” Once you identify your “core values” and align your actions with these values, you can achieve harmony in all the areas of your life and excel as a leader. Friedman provides readers with a take-home version of the Total Leadership workshop he developed and teaches at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. His narrative comes with self-directed exercises and relatable stories about others who’ve taken this journey. getAbstract recommends this worthwhile trip to leaders, potential leaders and anyone who craves a more well-rounded life.

About the Author

Stewart D. Friedman has been on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School since 1984, and in the late 1990s, while on leave from Wharton, he was director of the Leadership Development Center at Ford Motor Company.