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Hey Lead Dads…You’re in Good Company Now!
Come in. Have a seat. Relax.
You’re in good company now. We’re all Lead Dads and we’re here to help. Really, you can let down your guard.
We’re all in this together.
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…
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?
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 […]
Uncross Your Arrows and Fly Together
I read an illustrated Op-Ed in The New York Times this weekend that had the provocative title “I Quit the Patriarchy and Rescued My Marriage.” Its solution was spot on. I end many talks with the call to OH! It stands for Openness and Honesty. At home, at work, with your spouse, with your manager, […]
How To Make a Tough Choice: Say It Aloud
Do I support my wife and her business at her work dinner? Or do I go to an event to talk to a group of senior female executives about how to get their husbands to be more supportive? Once I put it that way the decision was obvious. But it started off as one of […]
Parents Can Advocate for Reading As A Civil Right
What if we reframed children learning to read as a civil right? Would that change how schools teach our children, particularly the 1.6 million kids in the U.S. with dyslexia? On Friday, I went to the premiere of the documentary “Left Behind”. The documentary follows a group of mothers of dyslexic kids in New York […]
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.
I Gave Up Complaining. Here’s A Better Strategy
This is my dog, Annie. She works with me most days. At night, she sleeps in my daughter’s room. She doesn’t ever complain. What she does[…]
What’s Worth Waiting For – and What Isn’t?
At the holidays, there’s good waiting and there’s bad waiting. If you’re a kid who celebrates Christmas, waiting for Santa is good waiting. If your stove stopped working right after you pulled out the Thanksgiving turkey and the appliance repair guy keeps ordering parts that don’t actually repair it, and if he never shows up […]
What Grit Looks Like In A Kid
This is what grit in a kid looks like. Nothing forced. No tutors. No coaches. No overbearing parent. Just desire and opportunity. My youngest daughter has been an indifferent ice skater, content to slide around with a green-plastic frame. She doesn’t fall. She goes pretty fast. But she really isn’t skating. She’s sliding. And that’s […]
5 Tips To Be A Different Type of Provider
I missed International Men’s Day. The irony is not lost on me. Why? I was focused on being a provider all day. Before your hypocrisy meter…
What Being A Member of The Most Exclusive Club For Working Parents Reminded Me
For a fleeting moment I was a member of an exclusive club that I’ve long aspired to be a member of. It wasn’t social club. It wasn’t a…