Total Leadership Program
Associate Professors in the Standing Faculty are invited to apply for the Spring 2026 Total Leadership Program.
Total Leadership was created by Stew Friedman, Emeritus Practice Professor of Management; Director, Wharton Work/Life Integration Project; Founding Director, Wharton Leadership Program, while he was on academic leave, serving as Ford Motor’s head of leadership development worldwide. Total Leadership is a systematic method for integrating work, home, community, and self – and improving performance and well-being in all these parts – by the powerful combination of increased authenticity (being real), integrity (being whole), and creativity (being innovative).
The Spring 2026 Total Leadership Program will be presented in four online sessions (held via Zoom) led by Stew Friedman and Dr. Michelle Rajotte, Total Leadership’s Director of Client Services, in partnership with the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty.
Through this program, participants will learn more about what it takes to be an effective leader, make real progress toward becoming an effective leader in their life, and apply Total Leadership principles to their own personal leadership challenges. Participants will explore what and who matter most to them, and then innovate by pursuing real-world experiments to produce “four-way wins,” defined as demonstrable results that are meaningful not only for work, family, community, or self (mind, body, spirit), but for all these different domains.
Expectations
Participants are expected to join four three-hour Zoom sessions that will be held from 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm on February 20, March 6, April 10, and May 15, 2026. Participants will be asked to complete materials before each session and engage in peer-to-peer coaching throughout the program.
Qualifications
Associate Professors in the Standing Faculty are eligible to apply.
Request for Applications
Applications are due by Monday, January 26, 2026.
Interested Associate Professors should complete the online application form. Direct questions to Kristen Barnes at kabarnes@upenn.edu or Michelle Rajotte at rajotte@wharton.upenn.edu.