Lead Dad 101

Here’s a Model for A Working Dad

As a Lead Dad, as a working parent, here’s what I’m most grateful for at the end of this week: a senior male leader who takes his job…

I had 30 hours in Charlotte, N.C., and I thought hard about what to do with those hours. Here’s a way to organize that time that could help…

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

“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…

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…

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…

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

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

Every business trip has downtime, which few Lead Dads or Working Moms have in their day-to-day life. So my advice: don’t squander it! I…

I slept on the couch on Saturday night. No marital spat – I was playing golf super early on Sunday, and I didn’t want to wake my wife up…

I’ve long prided myself on doing everything anyone asked whenever they asked. Home. Work. Kids’ schools. Around town. Fun. I would get it…

What’s the one thing you’d want if you got to go away for a few days with just your spouse? This is something my wife and I agreed on…