Workplace
What’s A Lead Dad
I want to clear up a misunderstanding. Very few Lead Dads are stay-at-home dads – or what we call Lead Dads who devote all their time to their families. There are only about 2 million of those dads in America – out of 25 million Lead Dads and 75 million fathers overall. We’ve profiled some […]
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How Parents Can Maximize Their Meetings
If we schedule a 25-minute meeting, do we take 5 minutes before the next one to get up from our desk? If we opt for a 45-minute meeting, do we make use of that 15 minutes to stand up, talk to a colleague and even take a walk? Or do we schedule an overlapping meeting […]
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Why Managers Are To Blame for Low Parental Leave And How It Hurts Their Companies
Managers, managers, managers – they’re the problem and the solution. The Moms First and McKinsey study this week on how men and women take…
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What Blunt RTO Edicts Get Wrong for Everyone’s Productivity
Jamie Dimon’s gripe was remote work slows decision making. People need to be in person. What about the 300,000 employees JP Morgan has worldwide?
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Why Google’s Ad Is A Victory for For Dads
I’ve seen some backlash over Google’s Gemini Live Super Bowl ad, about how the AI in its phone can help a dad who has been caring for his daughter and not working craft a message for a job interview. It has such a universal message for working parents that I want to push back against […]
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How To Encourage Companies To Give Equal Parental Leave
Companies that do not have equal leave policies are implicitly discriminating against their female employees. Companies that don’t train managers – who rose through the ranks in a different work culture – to message leave policies positively are holding back men and women. Here’s how to change this.
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Why Your Corporate Wellness Program May Not Exist
If no money is put behind a corporate wellness program, does it exist? It’s a question people (like me) working with companies to change…
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The 30/3/30 Rule: Why Happy Employees Take New Jobs
A good friend just resigned from one of the biggest, most important banks in the world, one that is a household name for both good and bad things. He didn’t leave because he was underpaid. He made seven figures and was living just fine. He didn’t leave …
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Why You Don’t Want To Manage Like a Little Dog
My dog Scooter is the little one. He is not a model employee; his management style is ineffective. Behind him are his two colleagues…
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What We Can All Learn From Deloitte’s New Dad Policy
Kudos to Deloitte for equalizing parental leave (at least in the U.K.) by giving fathers 6 months of leave as well. The first sentence…
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How To Maximize A Work Trip As A Dad
I had 30 hours in Charlotte, N.C., and I thought hard about what to do with those hours. Here’s a way to organize that time that could help…
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Let’s Meet – In July, Please
I’ve long prided myself on doing everything anyone asked whenever they asked. Home. Work. Kids’ schools. Around town. Fun. I would get it…
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