top of page

Stephen J. Friedman, President
Search


A Culture of Excellence
Ask the head of any major personal service firm – law, consulting, accounting, health care, investment management, etc. – about their...

Stephen J. Friedman
Dec 6, 20195 min read


Hiring and Firing New Leaders and Managers
Most CEOs and senior executives agree that one of their most challenging tasks is choosing the right people to take on leadership...

Stephen J. Friedman
Jun 28, 20194 min read


Should a nonprofit be run like a business?
Many leaders and participants in the nonprofit world believe that the introduction of businesslike practices have no place in an...

Stephen J. Friedman
Jan 24, 20194 min read


Leadership, Ethics, Rules and Culture
Whenever a major organizational scandal breaks - widespread fraud in a company or terrible behavior in a university, a prestigious...

Stephen J. Friedman
Sep 6, 20185 min read


Strategic Thinking
Ask almost any CEO in America to list their three biggest challenges, and the likelihood is high that near the top will be “devoting...

Stephen J. Friedman
Jul 27, 20184 min read


What's stopping you?
In my last post, I mentioned the role of a coach in helping a client establish and achieve more ambitious goals. I had a rather dramatic...

Stephen J. Friedman
Mar 8, 20183 min read


Who is coaching for?
From time to time in discussions with a CEO or board Chair who is considering whether coaching would benefit a senior officer, that...

Stephen J. Friedman
Feb 26, 20183 min read
bottom of page