LEAD DAD 101

Using Bad Luck To Teach Kids Economic Lessons

I got to teach my daughters basic economic lessons this week – namely the difference between fixed costs and opportunity costs…

If there is one thing working dads are missing, it’s the team aspect that Angelo Melchiorre loves from his day job – being a manager at…

“Quiet time is good but gets old.” My cousin sent me that text last night, and it hit home. I’ve been away from my family the whole week…

It just made sense. That’s how Larry Jacob described his decision to step away from being the vice president of public affairs and…

Here’s a holiday lesson for kids on doing things you don’t want to do – and aren’t good at doing. A couple of days into a long, long…

What’s Dad Mode? It’s a 25-step process to be a better father that Talmadge Eyre, our Lead Dad of the Father’s Day Week, is advancing in…

My 7-year-old daughter discovered the connection between work and money this weekend and she went all in finding things she could get paid…

What would you do differently if you survived a massive heart attack in the prime of your life, with your career taking off and a growing…

When Sean Minard was laid off during bereavement leave, after his twin daughters died, he knew he would never put anything above being a…

How to vacation while working and work on a vacation – I’ve been thinking about this for the past month since interviewing a fascinating…

If there is one thing Dr. Ramon Jacobs-Shaw, a father of twins in Wilton, CT, would tell his younger self, it’s keep dreaming and keep…

Some Father’s Day thoughts from one Lead Dad to other working dads out there. There are 8 years between my oldest and youngest…