What Companies Say About Us
Here’s what some of our clients have said about the impact of Total Leadership programs and Stew Friedman’s presentations in their organizations.
Susan Peters, Chief Learning Officer, GE
You were a superb addition to our ongoing learning! We really appreciate your time and insights.
Stacey Valy Panayiotou, Coca Cola Enterprises
People told me how grateful they were for your message. One person said, “in my 20+ year corporate career, I’ve never had anyone tell me that I need to think about my life outside of work.”
I wish we could have had longer…..but I think we gave the CCE Leadership Team an important gift that symbolized our commitment to them as people. The leadership vision exercise is making its way back and will be a topic of many leadership/staff meetings next week when people return to the office…Your work inspires.
Liz Cobbs, Merck
Thank you very much for your terrific lecture and the performance tools. I am sure I will be using your insights in the coming months to further my own development and that of my team in Japan.
Phase Forward
Dr. Friedman has set the bar very high. I pity the people who’ll have to follow his most excellent session with us in the rest of our speaker series.
Jen Bailey, J & J’s Ethicon
I enjoyed your presentation on Total Leadership and read the book on the plane yesterday. Of all of the courses and training I have had in my 13 years at Ethicon your presentation and philosophy hit home in every way!
Stacy Hodgins, National Business Group on Health
Dr. Stewart Friedman delivered the Keynote Address at the National Business Group on Health’s 23rd National Conference on Health, Productivity, and Human Capital. He inspired attendees to assess and address both their individual challenges and those of their employees in creative and novel ways. It was an excellent start to an event dedicated to promoting productivity, health and well-being not as trade-offs, but as simultaneously achievable outcomes.
Sherri Bassner, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Thank you, again, for making the time to come deliver your Total Leadership workshop to us yesterday. I very much appreciate getting to meet you and hear you talk about the material. The energy at dinner last night let me know that this group sees the light. I personally found that the Total Leadership philosophy and process resonated strongly with me and I will continue to dig into the material to gain a better grounding. I firmly believe that if we can seed this thinking in our leadership development community and infiltrate Total Leadership into the company, we will have a sustainable source of competitive advantage. And I intend to advocate strongly for that!
Heather McKissick, President/CEO, Leadership Austin
What a fun and energizing event, Stew! You created a tremendous amount of community goodwill and great buzz. The very next day I ran into three people who were there and each one of them had an uplifting story to tell about their experience. Many thanks.
Jamie Pasczek, DaimlerChrysler Financial Services
As a professional working on the enhancement of leadership skills within our company’s leadership body, I find myself often reflecting on the ideas that were brought to me through the Total Leadership process. After having experienced the Total Leadership process personally, I can honestly say that I have been given a wonderful gift…one of understanding, clarity and empowerment to achieve my aspirations and future dreams. I imagine you hear this often, Stew, but I will enlighten your ears once again: Total Leadership has changed my life. It’s powerful and valuable on many levels and was brought to us with professionalism and passion.
Colin Gardner, Merck Research Laboratories
Employees and managers alike gained a new perspective. Managers indicated that your Total Leadership seminar was an eye-opening experience, helping them to realize the impact of support in life matters beyond work. It was evident that in order to be a progressive leader, managers need to continuously experiment with the way work is done and take individual actions.
Jodi Berman, The Jewish Federation of Los Angeles
Stew, thank you for an excellent presentation on Total Leadership. We received outstanding feedback about the usefulness, practicality and applicability of Total Leadership. I genuinely appreciate the time and focus that you gave our session, and I’m looking forward to bringing you back again. Your concepts will help make our leaders and volunteers more effective in their roles with our organizations, as well as their private lives and careers.
Lee Fleisher, M. D., Univ. of Pennsylvania Health System
I would like to thank you for the outstanding ground rounds presentation. It was extremely provocative and initiated a process of reflection among the faculty and residents. It has sparked further discussion. I am grateful for this outstanding lecture.
Thorolfur Arnason, Mayor of Reykjavik, Iceland
On behalf of the City of Reykjavik, I sincerely thank you for your valuable contribution to our conference, where you were the main speaker. People particularly appreciated your innovative approach to the issue, which they found both useful and inspiring.
Kirsten Hyland, Cendant Mortgage
It was such a pleasure to have you as one of our key speakers at our Annual Women’s Leadership Conference. Your presentation on Total Leadership was completely on target. Encouraging women to push themselves to find creativity in their lives while being true to their values was truly insightful.
Laura Mendelow, Booz Allen Hamilton
Thank you for your hard work in designing and customizing the Total Leadership program for our executives here at Booz Allen. I wanted to let you know how much I have enjoyed working with you, learning from you, and seeing the results of this program. I am very satisfied with the results and would love to work with you on similar projects in the future. Thank you for introducing a new way to look at leadership and teamwork.
Judith Mauer and Nona Saling, GlaxoSmithKline
Total Leadership tools worked well and added value. Stew’s approach was particularly helpful in encouraging participants to apply what they learned to their lives. This transfer of learning to behavioral practice post-training is arguably the biggest challenge that trainers typically face. Stew’s continued willingness to be flexible in both the design and delivery aspects of his role has been wonderful. It is clear from his actions that his goal throughout has been to provide the maximum value to our participants.
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