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Presentations

Along with our colleagues from a variety of institutions, members of our team have given research presentations, lectures, keynote presentations, and workshops. These are listed below, followed by a list of talks given at the University of Pennsylvania.

2012 Friedman, S. D.  Can women have it all?  Keynote presentation with Anne-Marie Slaughter, Women in Cable and Telecommunications Conference, New York.
2012 Friedman, S. D., Westring, A., Abbuhl, S., Scott, P., Tuton, L., Speck, B., Sammel, M., and Grisso, J. A.  How can I change my world?  What women in academic medicine choose as experiments designed to improve performance in all parts of their lives.  Inaugural conference of the Work and Family and Researchers Network, New York.
2012 Friedman, S. D.  Invited address on leadership and work/life integration, given as the recipient of Distinguished Business Alumnus award, University of Michigan.
2011 Friedman, S. D.  What does the research tell us about flexibility and organizational effectiveness?  Invited speaker, Work-Life Focus: 2012 and Beyond.  Presentation at the inaugural Thought Leader Conference jointly presented by Families and Work Institute and Society for Human Resource Management, Washington, D. C.
2011 Friedman, S. D. Keynote address at the U.S. Department of Labor’s National Dialogues on Workplace Flexibility conference, New York.
2010 Friedman, S. D. Invited participant in White House Forum on Workplace Flexibility, convened by the White House Council on Women and Girls; included President and First Lady Obama and their policy teams.
2010 Friedman, S. D. Invited participant in Expert Group Meeting on Flexible Work, convened by the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women.
2010 Abbuhl, S., Pati, S., Scott, P., Tuton, L., Friedman, S., Westring, A., Speck, B., Sammel, M., Troxel, A., McGowan, K., Sonnad, S., Conant, E., Barg, F., and Grisso, J. A.  Moving beyond defining the problem: A unique NIH funded multi-level intervention to enhance institutional culture and women’s success in academic medicine.  Awarded best session at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Medical Colleges.
2010 Friedman, S. D. Using coaching networks to improve performance in all domains of life. In S. de Janasz and D. Denison (Chairs), Developing future leaders: Exploring the use of coaching and mentoring for leadership development. Presented at National Academy of Management Meetings
2007 Friedman, S. D.  Learning leadership in an online community.  In A. M. Ryan and M. Huth (Chairs), “Doing good”: How work-life research can create positive change.  All-Academy symposium presented, National Academy of Management Meetings.
2006 Friedman, S. D. and Friede, A.  Experiments designed to increase business results by enriching lives.  In S. D. Friedman and A. Friede (Chairs), Advances in leadership development: developing the leader as a whole person.  Symposium presented, National Academy of Management Meetings.
2006 Friedman, S. D. Why not try it this way? Overcoming inhibition and choosing to lead in all domains of life.  In. S. A. Y. Poelmans (Chair), A decision-making perspective on the work-family interface. Symposium, National Academy of Management Meetings.
2006 Friedman, S. D. Teaching about managing work-life integration as a leadership competency.  Invited speaker, Professional Development Workshop, Academy of Management Meetings.
2006 Friedman, S. D.  Current issues in work/life integration.  Invited panelist, Work and Family Conference, sponsored by The Conference Board and Families and Work Institute.
2006 Friedman, S. D.  Leadership futures.  Invited lecture, The New School, New York.
2006 Friedman, S. D.  Political savvy in organizations. Presented at National Academy of Management Meetings.
2005 Friedman, S. D.  Opting different: reframing the work/life debate.  Invited panelist, National Council for Research on Women Conference. Reshaping Agendas Through Women’s Leadership. City U. of New York.
2005 Friedman, S. D.  Learning to lead in all domains of life. Invited speaker, Work and Family Conference, sponsored by The Conference Board and Families and Work Institute
2005 Friedman, S. D.  Developing leadership capacity.  Invited lecture, European Academy of Women in Business and Politics.  Berlin, Germany.
2005 Friedman, S. D.  Understanding the changing workplace.  Invited panelist, Alliance of Work-Life Progress Annual Conference, Orlando.
2005 Friedman, S. D. How business schools increase leadership capacity. Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.
2004 Friedman, S. D.  The child care scare.  Invited panelist, Presidential session at American Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Hawaii.
2004 Friedman, S. D. Public policy, work, and families: the report of the APA presidential initiative on work and families. American Psychological Association.
2004 Friedman, S. D.  Headlines and hallmarks from the research world.  Invited moderator, Alliance for Work-Life Progress Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
2003 Friedman, S. D.  Total Leadership in academia.  Keynote speaker, Annual Meeting of the College and University Work Family Association, Philadelphia.
2003 Friedman, S. D.  Leadership skills for work/life professionals. Invited speaker, Work and Family Conference, sponsored by The Conference Board and Families and Work Institute.
2003 Friedman, S. D.  Total Leadership in academia. Keynote , Annual Meeting of the College and University Work Family Association, Philadelphia.
2001 Friedman, S. D.  Total leadership: research and practice. Invited lecture, Harvard Business School and Duke University.
2001 Friedman, S. D.  and Venen-Bock. S.  New approaches to work redesign.  Work and Family Conference, sponsored by The Conference Board and Families and Work Institute.
2001 Friedman, S. D. and Livorine, E.  Affecting social change through public/private alliances.  Invited address, Work/Life Congress.
2001 Friedman, S. D. Creating a new model for leadership development.  Invited paper, Annual Meetings of the Association of Work/Life Professionals.
2000 Friedman, S. D. and Galinsky, E. Private sector initiatives in caring for the young children of working parents. Wharton School Impact Conference: Caring for the Young Children of Working Parents.
2000 Friedman, S. D. and Bay, J.  Work/life and brand strategy.  Invited address, Work/Family Congress.
1999 Friedman, S. D. Organization support for work/life integration.  Invited address, Duke University.
1999 Friedman, S. D.  Research on the impact of family-friendly work environments.  Invited paper, Annual Meetings of the Association of Work/Life Professionals.
1998 Friedman, S. D., Implications of alternative work arrangements for management research and education.  In M. Buck and M. L. Williams (Chairs), What matters most: alternative work arrangements and changing definitions of professional and managerial work.  All-Academy symposium, Academy of Management Meetings.
1998 Friedman, S. D.  Achieving the potential: the future of work/life initiatives.  Invited panelist, Work and Family Conference, sponsored by The Conference Board and Families and Work Institute.
1998 Friedman, S. D. Work/life integration.  Invited address, University of North Carolina.
1997 Christensen, P. and Friedman, S. D.  A new era of change management: Turning the work/life dilemma into an effective change management strategy.  National Meeting of the Human Resource Planning Society.
1996 Friedman, S. D., Work and family conflict: is time the problem? Work-Family Leadership Council of the Conference Board.
1996 Friedman, S. D., What do we really know about this issue?  Presentation and panel moderated by Vice President Al Gore in the Expert’s Forum of Family Reunion V:  Family and Work.  Tennessee State U., Nashville, June 23.
1996 Friedman, S. D. Integrating work and personal life.  Invited lecture, Cornell University.
1996 Friedman, S. D.  Research on work/life integration. Invited address, annual meeting, Bright Horizons.
1996 Friedman, S. D. Work and family conflict: Is time the problem?  Invited address, Work-Family Council, the Conference Board. Also delivered to Penn Trustee’s Council of Penn Women and U. Cincinnati conference, Agenda for the 21st Century Labor Force: Implications of Changing Family Structure, Diversity and Jobs.
1996 Friedman, S. D. Developing a work/life strategy.  Invited seminar for practitioners at University of Cincinnati conference, op. cit., and presented at annual meeting of the Securities Industry Association.
1996 Friedman, S. D..  Jolted by Gabriel: How becoming a father changed my career.  In E. E. Kossek and K. K. Yakura (Chairs), Punctuated equilibria and work/life jolts in scholarly worlds.  Symposium presented, National Academy of Management Meetings.
1994 Friedman, S. D., Greenhaus, J. H., and Parasuraman, S..  The impact of family structure on career development opportunities.  Paper presented, National Academy of Management Meetings.

At the University of Pennsylvania

2012 University of Pennsylvania Health System
2011 Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars
2011 Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars
2010 Vice President for University Life Staff Conference
2010 Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars
2009 Wharton Alumni Clubs: Chicago; Toronto; Washington, DC
2009 CHOP — Grand Rounds
2009 CHOP – Association of Administrators in Academic Medicine
2009 The Rodin Scholars Program
2009 FOCUS Program at HUP
2008 Workshop for Wharton Staff
2008 Penn Club NYC
2008 Wharton Alumni Clubs: Atlanta, London, NYC, Northern California, Philadelphia, Southern California
2008 12th Annual Wharton Leadership Conference
2008 FOCUS Pilot Program at HUP
2008 Net Impact Conference
2007 Workshop for the Office of the Executive Vice President
2002 Workshop for Wharton Staff