In 'Leading the Life You Want', Stewart D. Friedman argues against the concept of work-life balance, instead advocating for a more holistic approach to integrating different aspects of life. He illustrates this through stories of successful leaders like Sheryl Sandberg and Michelle Obama, highlighting skills for being real, whole, and innovative. The book offers practical exercises to help readers achieve a more fulfilling life.
In this book, Robert I. Sutton discusses the destructive impact of 'assholes' in the workplace, providing strategies for identifying and eliminating negative influences. He introduces the concept of the 'Total Cost of Assholes' (TCA) and offers practical advice on how to build a more civilized and productive work environment. The book includes case studies from various organizations and provides a self-diagnostic test to help readers identify and manage their own behavior. Sutton also explores the difference between 'temporary' and 'certified' assholes and how to deal with each type effectively.
Stewart Friedman is an organizational psychologist at Wharton and founder of Wharton’s Leadership Program and it’s work-life integration project. Listed among HR magazine’s most influential international thinkers, Stewart has written two best sellers, Leading The Life You Want and Total Leadership. And his newest book, which is about to be released, is Parents Who Lead.
In this week’s podcast, we explore the practical steps we can take to integrate our work and our life to create four-way wins across our career, our family, our community and ourselves (mind, body, spirit) and the impact this has on our wellbeing and performance at work.
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You’ll Learn:
- [02:18] - Stew explains how we can create four-way wins by integrating our careers, our family, our community, and our own needs to improve wellbeing and performance.
- [06:29] - Stew offers some practical tips to help us improve the integration of our career, our family, our community and ourselves.
- [14:33] - Stew outlines how peer coaching in workplaces can be used to help people become more confident and motivated to experiment with integration across their career, family, community, and self.
- [19:31] - Stew explains how we can lead better in our families and the impact this has on our work.
- [25:31] - Stew offers tips for asking workplace leaders for the support we need to create the win-win outcomes we need to better integrate our careers, our families, our community and ourselves.
- [28:15] - Stew completes the Lightning Round.
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