November Star Clients Series with Executive Advisor Niles Friedman
Every successful project begins with a partnership. Through our partnerships with our clients, we foster trust through action, encourage collaboration and individual creativity, and balance open dialogue with decisive leadership. Together, we navigate challenges, clarify purpose, and create meaningful, lasting change.
This journey often includes honest, sometimes challenging conversations as we guide organizations, helping them uncover and articulate their purpose. At the heart of it all, we reflect on what drives our best work and the kind of partnerships that make it possible. We asked each of our crew members to answer the question, “What makes a good client/partner?” Here’s what Star Insights’ Executive Advisor Niles Friedman shared:
“A good partner is someone with a vision who is comfortable with being uncomfortable given the novel direction ahead.
Someone who sees value in pushing the boundaries of the status quo (with good intentions).
Someone who can see the impact of what culture change can do for an organization and those they serve.
A good partner begins the partnership with trust. This trust is strengthened over time through action, creating an inspiring environment to thrive in as you continually want to surpass their expectations. Good partners also encourage collective ideas and individual thinking while knowing when to make deliberate executive decisions to drive work forward.
There’s an intuitive and grounded nature to how they lead.”
We value these qualities because we’ve experienced firsthand how synergistic partnerships drive impactful results for our clients and their communities.
Is this you? We invite you to get in touch to discuss new opportunities to create, contribute, and collaborate with leadership teams in the social impact sphere. We welcome any questions or inquiries you might have.
Niles Friedman is a global leader who emphasizes public sector innovation, technology strategy, and digital transformation across the U.S. federal government, the State of California and Washington, Los Angeles County, numerous cities, and international health ministries. He specializes in creating and growing businesses, divisions, and core functions within organizations. Through his work with C-suite executives, startup founders, public-sector administrators, boards, and nonprofit leaders, he’s developed an adaptable approach to strategically collaborating across sectors, industries, and geographies. He serves on multiple nonprofit boards prioritizing govtech, civic technology, public health, and STEM career advancement.
