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5 Things Dads Can Do To Show They’re Allies to Moms
Today is International Women’s Day. It’s a day when men need to step forward and speak and act in support of an expansive view of equality. I’m writing as a husband and father of three daughters with a personal and a professional shoutout. If not for t …
Read moreHow Do You Sway Between Work, Home and Everything Else Dads Do?
I learned a new phrase last week that allowed a somewhat disjointed birthday to make sense. “Work-life sway.” It’s a phrase I think a lot…
Read moreMoney Talks? Save Your Energy For Really Tough Discussions
How do you answer your children’s questions about the world you work and live in? We had a tough series of questions last week that caused…
Read moreWhat If Caregiver Wages Were A Deductible Expense?
There wasn’t a Super Bowl ad for this level of caregiving. Last night, G came back to help us yet again. She’s been with us since our…
Read moreSometimes The Example Sinks In
I began my day unexpectedly at the pediatrician’s office and ended it as planned at the allergist where my daughter was looking over my…
Read moreHow To End OOO In Work Calendars – and Why It Matters
If there’s one thing I’d like to see removed from shared work calendars. it’s OOO – the ubiquitous calendar filler that stands for Out of…
Read more8 Phrases That Will Make You A Better Work Colleague
Language matters in the workplace.Too often managers and colleagues fall back on tired phrases. Those phrases perpetuate outdated beliefs…
Read moreWhat Not To Say When A Man Takes Paternity Leave
September 9 is the number one birth date in the United States, with September being the month where more people are born than any other…
Read more3 1/2 Lessons From a Month of Parenting While Working
My kids’ last day of camp was August 11, and the first day all three of them were in school was September 6. For those counting, that’s…
Read moreAdvice For Leaders Who Do NOT Want To Be No 1 in Work-Life Misery
Reading this New York Post story on David Solomon ending summer Fridays at Goldman Sachs – as part of his 5-day-in-the-office mandate -I’m…
Read moreHow The Workplace Gets More Kens, Not Alans, To Support The Barbies
We don’t need any more Alans, however supportive they have been to women in the workplace. We need Kens who can mature out of the Mojo…
Read moreWhy You Should Tell Your Kids How Much Your House Costs
In the car to get a present for a birthday party, my middle daughter asked how much our house was worth. So, I told her. I know from my…
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