Lead Dad 101
James Patts
Career stability is something we all want. It allows us to make decisions when we know we have a steady paycheck. But it doesn’t always…
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We Rush. Sometimes We Regret It. What’s Learned?
Being a working parent isn’t for the faint of heart. I have the gash on my bald head from this morning as a reminder! I was rushing to feed one daughter breakfast (and convince her she needed a sweater) and chat with my wife who was doing double school …
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Beau Olson
Managing time effectively is essential, but so is knowing your limits in a given day, week or month. That’s something Beau Olson, our Lead…
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How a ‘Cone of Care’ Can Boost Employee Productivity
I looked up from a parent-teacher conference and I saw the image every HR leader, every people leader, wellbeing officer, every person in…
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Robert Salaga
Sometimes being able to get anything at work down quickly has its drawbacks. The people who know you can do that can also forget that…
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A Letter To My Daughters’ Employers
To My Daughters’ Managers, Thank you. You’re leading a workforce that I couldn’t imagine in 2019 and struggled to believe would happen in…
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Skip Cherryholmes: Month 12 Of Lead Dad Life
Welcome to Month 12 of Lead Dad Diaries. This is it. We promised to follow Skip for a year on his Lead Dad journey. We did it. And from our…
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Anthony Franzese
Learning from others is a key to parenting. And that desire motivated Anthony Franzese, our Lead Dad of the Week from New York City, to…
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1 Lesson We All Need From A Masters Champ’s Dad
This is a father-son story that carries a big lesson for any working parent. Scott was a Lead Dad who devoted all his time to his children…
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Henry Peabody
“I try to find the positive in every situation,” said Henry Peabody, our Lead Dad of the Week from Marblehead, Mass. The sentiment has served Henry, a divorced father of two, well over the past four years. Shortly into the start of Covid, he got divorc …
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Why Being A ‘Warrior Dad’ Is Bad For You
Contrary to what this photo might evoke, this is not a late April Fools’ joke. It’s a call for a different model to inspire fathers to…
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Robert Hemsen
“Growing up I never wanted to be a Dad,” said Robert Hemsen, a husband and father of two boys. “ Even when I started in corporate America…”
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