Lead Dad 101
One Nugget To Enjoy Spring Break
I don’t like to scoop myself, but a piece that’s going to run in a month has a nugget for how to think about work when your kids are on vacation that’s helped me this week. Maybe it can help you too. This is our second week of school break the one that comes after […]
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Dad Jokes for The Busy Executive Dad
Mike Malloy is a dad, adjunct professor at Georgetown & founder of Malloy Industries. He is also a connoisseur of Dad Jokes. Let’s laugh.
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Sometimes Chances Pay Off – Dave Palmer
Sometimes taking a chance for you wife pays off for everyone. That’s a part of Dave Palmer’s story. Today he has a robust social media following for the chef-like meals he creates for his four children. Healthy, tasty and easy to copy. But that Dave, our Lead Dad of the Week from Paxton, Fla., is […]
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How The Paper Test Can Improve Life At Home
Do you know what your spouse does around the house? Does he or she know what you do? How much do your work schedules influence what you can do? A lot of couples don’t know, and not knowing has never been a recipe for marital bliss – or professional success. (How can you focus at […]
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If You Have Flexibility, Lean Into It
As working parents, we want our kids to be flexible. We also don’t want them to fall into traps, particularly the stereotypical and avoidable ones. It’s not always easy to model either, let alone both. But that’s what Jeff Cummins, a professor of political science at Fresno State and our Lead Dads of the Week, […]
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How Lead Dads Have Fun – And Help Their Families
A senior female executive who I admire deeply asked me an honest, almost earnest question that made me feel deeply awkward: “Do Lead Dads[…]
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Dogs, a Daughter and Decades of Devotion
Chris Jones put his hand up to be a full-time Lead Dad after his first daughter was born. His wife’s career was taking off. He wanted to support her. Plus he figured he’d return to the tech world after the 2000 downturn passed. But one year turned into two decades and he never looked back. […]
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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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Soccer Is Really Life – Scott Vanderwall
“In any team sport to be successful you have different people doing different things,” said Scott Vanderwall, our Lead Dad of the Week…
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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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When Moving Is Your Job, You Value Being Still – Michael Maberry Jr
International mobility has been Michael Maberry Jr’s career, and he’s enjoyed moving executives and their families from one locale to another. A reward has been finding ways to make their families feel comfortable when they settle in the new city. It was on a trip he took himself last year that caused Michael, our Lead […]
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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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