Lead Dad 101

Lead Dad Lessons
Learn Them, Teach Them. We kicked off the week with Tyler Horn who learned a lot from being cut from the practice squads of three NFL teams.
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The Significance of Insignificant Trade-Offs
And Why Free Time On Tuesday is Better Than No Free Time At All. Last week I finally told a group of buddies that I would not be…
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A Tasty (and Easy) Tip from A Famous Chef and Lead Dad
Award-winning chef Tony Maws is a Boston man about town. His restaurant Craigie on Main was a shining a light in the city’s culinary scene…
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Want to be a Finance Whiz? Get Out the Play-Doh
Here’s an admission guaranteed to win me friends and impress my tween: I love thinking about taxes. That’s not the same as…
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Why Lead Dads Don’t Panic When Stocks Slump
Stocks go up and down. The price of oil does, too. And they do so regularly for all kinds of reasons, some rational, some not so much…
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Will Your Friends Understand Why You’re a Lead Dad?
Dave Andrews, the subject of this week’s Company of Dads podcast, once flew Can Force One with the Canadian prime minister on board…
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Did Fatherhood Cost a Pilot His Wings?
Flying was Dave Andrews’ dream. But family caused him to rethink his work in aviation. As an officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force…
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What Does a Lead Dad Do On a Holiday Monday?
Today is Presidents’ Day. It’s also a day that every school-age child in America has off. So today’s pick is…
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Hobby and Fun
Friday is about fun. My fun, though, tends to mix serious and silly. Today, I’m kicking off a video series called “Paul Putts” on our…
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Inflation as a Life Lesson
There’s a dirty word that’s made a comeback in economic circles.Inflation.It has nothing to do with a pandemic-related increase in a…
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Zoom With Friends
A couple of weeks ago I read a story entitled “Everyone Has Left The Chat.” What struck me was it was right and personal. The weekly then…
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Steve Israel – Financial Adviser, Ex-NFL Player, Lead Dad of Four
What a Lead Dad shows his children, not what he tells them to do, matters the most, says Steve Israel, a top financial adviser, father of…
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