I've been writing for decades that balance is an inapt metaphor as it necessarily entails tradeoffs.
Stewart D. FriedmanIf you shift your mindset to asking "How can I initiate change that's good for my family, and my community, and my career, and my private self (mind, body and spirit)? then you are more likely to produce harmony in your life, over the course of your life.
Stewart D. FriedmanWhen employers no longer offer secure full-time employment with benefits, then it's hard to expect employees to be loyal, engaged, and maximally productive.
Stewart D. FriedmanThe act of envisioning is mainly useful as a means for identifying what matters most to you now.
Stewart D. FriedmanI believe each life has value and that we're on this earth to leave it better than how we found it. I want people to take this to hear and to try as hard as they can to improve their capacity to do so.
Stewart D. FriedmanThe thing to keep in mind is that the answer to the question I often get - Are leaders born or made? - is an emphatic yes! All leaders are born, and all are made, through devoted practice of reflecting on experience to learn what's worked and what hasn't, good coaching and accountability pressure to grow, good luck, and, of course, some talent.
Stewart D. Friedman