A Culture of Excellence
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Stephen J. Friedman
- Jun 28, 2019
- 4 min
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...
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Stephen J. Friedman
- Jan 24, 2019
- 4 min
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...
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Stephen J. Friedman
- Sep 6, 2018
- 5 min
Leadership, Ethics, Rules and Culture
Whenever a major organizational scandal breaks - widespread fraud in a company or terrible behavior in a university, a prestigious...
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Stephen J. Friedman
- Jul 27, 2018
- 4 min
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...
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Stephen J. Friedman
- Jun 14, 2018
- 4 min
What We Do Not Notice and the Value of 360’s
Every leader has been advised to focus on how he or she “shows up,” usually accompanied by injunctions to be authentic, open, supportive...
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Stephen J. Friedman
- May 10, 2018
- 5 min
"I'm all boxed in! All the drivers of my business are beyond my control!”
Years ago, I had a client who was CEO of a company whose main product was a high-tech plastic that held the guidance systems in the nose...
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Stephen J. Friedman
- Mar 29, 2018
- 4 min
A leap into the unknown in late career
One day about 14 years ago, I was having lunch with a friend who asked me what I was thinking of doing next. At the time, I was a content...
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Stephen J. Friedman
- Mar 8, 2018
- 3 min
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...
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Stephen J. Friedman
- Feb 26, 2018
- 3 min
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...
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