Stew Friedman brings a new definition of leadership to every sector, with “four-way wins” that will inspire leaders at every level. A rare and moving guidebook for your journey to leadership.

– Frances Hesselbein, former CEO, Girls Scouts of the USA

Friedman stands out. He understands better than anyone else how leadership, life, and business can fit together.

– Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO, New America Foundation

 This is a great manifesto for getting it done. Bravo!

– David Allen Author, Getting Things Done

Stew Friedman shows how to harness your passions to pursue four-way wins—in your work, home, community, and most importantly, for yourself.

– Billie Jean King, sports icon and social justice pioneer

Leading the Life You Want delivers a much-needed surge of inspiration. 

– Tom Gardner, CEO, The Motley Fool

Terrific session with our leadership team!  The buzz was palpable.

– Bill McNabb, CEO, Vanguard

We often hear about work/life balance, but Stew Friedman takes it two steps further. He breaks life into four parts – work, home, community, and the private realm of mind, body, and spirit – helping you lead a life that truly blends meaning and happiness.

– Melinda Gates, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Destined to be a classic, Total Leadership is a remarkable book. I have studied leadership and led organizations for over twenty years. No other book has reshaped my thinking about leadership development as much as Total Leadership.

– David A. Thomas, President of Morehouse College

In a world of work-life trade-offs, Stew Friedman offers what most think impossible: a field-tested program that gives you not only what you want in business, but also what you want in life. Brilliant!

– Tim Ferriss, Author, The 4-Hour Workweek

Essential for developing sustainable leadership, Total Leadership concepts have extraordinary strength.

– Carlos Torres Vila, CEO, BBVA

Stew Friedman’s framework is the most comprehensive and meaningful distillation of how to lead yourself and others that I have encountered. I use the precepts of Total Leadership in my daily life, and I’m better off for it.

– Rich Smith, Finance Director, Amazon and former Infantry Officer, U.S. Army

Stew understands that pitting our passions and responsibilities against each other is a losing battle. Instead, he teaches a masterful strategy to integrate self, career, family, and community—an approach that has allowed me to grow as a CEO, mother, and community activist.

– Julie Smolyansky, CEO, Lifeway Foods

Stew Friedman makes the idea of finding harmony between work and life not only possible, but practicable.

– Neil Blumenthal, founder and CEO, Warby Parker