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Stephen J. Friedman
Jun 28, 20194 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...
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Stephen J. Friedman
Jan 24, 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...
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Stephen J. Friedman
Nov 15, 20181 min read
On Leadership: from the Harvard Business Review
Here's a very good short piece from HBR on the six timeless fundamentals of leadership: https://hbr.org/2018/11/the-fundamentals-of-leade...
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Stephen J. Friedman
Sep 6, 20185 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...
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Stephen J. Friedman
Jun 14, 20184 min read
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, 20185 min read
"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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