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Stewart Friedman
Practice Professor of Management
Director, Wharton Work/Life Integration Project

Education

PhD, University of Michigan, 1984; MA, University of Michigan, 1983; BA, State University of New York at Binghamton, 1974.

Recent Consulting

Work/life integration and leadership development in various organizations domestically and internationally, including for the White House and the United Nations. Named by Working Mother as a "champion of working parents" -- one of the 25 most influential men in America on improving life for working families.

Academic Positions Held

Wharton: 1984-present (Founding Director, Work/Life Integration Project, 1991-present; Founding Director, Wharton Leadership Program, 1992-1999; Director, Academic Affairs, Undergraduate Division, 1991-92). Visiting appointments: University of Michigan; Helsinki School of Economics.

Other Positions

Director, Leadership Development Center, Ford Motor Company, 1999-2001; Counseling Psychologist, Counseling Center, State University of New York, 1978-80; Psychotherapist, Dartmouth Medical School, 1975-78.

Publications

Stewart Friedman (2011), Leadership succession, Transaction Books (paperback edition, originally published in 1987).

Stewart Friedman (2008), Total leadership: Be a better leader, have a richer life, Harvard Business Press. (Reached #3 on USA Today Business Bestseller list; winner of 2008 800-CEO-READ Business Book Award, Personal Development category; translations – Polish, Portuguese, Russian). Article version (2008): Be a better leader, have a richer life. Harvard Business Review, April, 112-118.

Stewart Friedman (2006), Learning to lead in all domains of life, American Behavioral Scientist, In D. F. Halpern and H. R. Riggio (Editors), Changes at the Intersection of Work and Family, (Special Issue), May, 49(9), 1270-1297.

Stewart Friedman (2005), Four studies of executives helping employees align their actions and values, The International Journal of Leadership Education, 1 (1): 29-30.

Stewart Friedman, Paul Olk (2004), Varieties of CEO succession, Global CEO, March, 41-51.

Stewart Friedman, Sharon Lobel (2003), The Happy Workaholic: a role model for employees, Academy of Management Executive, 17 (3): 87-98.

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