Lead Dad 101

Shaun Emerson – Chicago, IL
Introducing our Lead Dad of the Week, Shaun Emerson, president of the board of MenLiving, a Chicago nonprofit that helps men forge…
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Working Parents Need To Remember Their RSCs!
My wife and I – working parents with three daughters, three dogs and two remote desk set-ups at home – went away for 5 days this week. It…
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Rage Day – Honolulu, HI
Aloha to our Lead Dad of the Week, Rage Day, an all-around positive, happy husband and father who has settled in Honolulu, Hawaii – after…
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“Who else had to work so you could be here today?”
So began a conference on the future of work, hosted by CharterWorks, a new media company focused on transforming the workplace and driving…
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Diego Matamoros – Philadelphia, PA
Introducing Diego Matamoros, the first Lead Dad of the Week identified in action during a family vacation! Diego is a former opera singer…
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In A Work From Home World, It’s What Your Kids See, Not What You Say, That Matters
A year ago, my final column ran in The New York Times after an unimaginably great 13-year run. On the one-year anniversary, I was sitting…
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Mike Warren – Saratoga, CA
We’re introducing Mike Warren as our Lead Dad of the Week.Mike and his wife Kim, a senior executive at Apple, moved from Westport…
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The One Thing For Men To Know About Mental Health: You’re Not Alone
Men’s mental health is much talked about except by the people struggling with it the most: men.I’m seeing it in The Company of Dads’…
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Brent Surratt – Charlotte, N.C.
This week’s Lead Dad of the Week is Brent Surratt, father of four athlete kids and husband to a hospice nurse. He has some lessons for…
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Two Approaches to Improving Marriage
Brian Page, a financial literacy expert, is the founder of Modern Husbands. He joined me on this week’s podcast where we talked about the…
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Todd Havens – Los Angeles, CA
Matt, a chef by training, is a Lead Dad who devotes all of his time to his kids. He has two – Lily, 8, and Patrick, 5. His wife Angela is…
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What Makes a Happy Marriage? Here’s One Lead Dad’s Secret
I came home on Tuesday night to utter disaster. I’d been in New York City for a series of meetings to increase the reach of The Company of…
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