Lead Dad 101

When There’s No Reason To Say No, Don’t Say It

There’s no get-better-at-work message here. It’s more about listening. And more precisely talking ourselves into listening before we answer when work and parenting calls at the same time. This week my youngest daughter had three days of out-of-school testing. I’m taking her because my schedule is easier to shuffle around, and as long as I […]

What’s A Lead Dad

I want to clear up a misunderstanding. Very few Lead Dads are stay-at-home dads – or what we call Lead Dads who devote all their time to their families. There are only about 2 million of those dads in America – out of 25 million Lead Dads and 75 million fathers overall. We’ve profiled some […]

Waiting For A Call That Reaffirmed a Pause

On Monday I had two goals in mind: eat an enormous, filling meal, way more than I’d normally eat for lunch, and do as much work that required focus as I could possibly get done. I had five hours to myself while my wife was having hip surgery at HSS so I went to a […]

A Dad Joke Is One Thing. But An April Fool’s Prank?

I don’t believe a word anyone says on April Fools’ day. Think of it as a safety measure. By assuming everybody I interact with on April 1st is trying to pull one over on me, I save myself the humiliation of falling victim to a perhaps not-so-merry prankster. I f the cost of this is […]

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How Parents Can Maximize Their Meetings

If we schedule a 25-minute meeting, do we take 5 minutes before the next one to get up from our desk? If we opt for a 45-minute meeting, do we make use of that 15 minutes to stand up, talk to a colleague and even take a walk? Or do we schedule an overlapping meeting […]

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 […]

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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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 […]

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[…]

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…

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?

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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