Lead Dad 101
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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The Easter Bunny’s Lesson for Managers
Spoiler alert. On Saturday night, my middle daughter came down and asked why I was still awake. I was waiting for her to go to bed so I…
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Here’s 1 Thing That Keeps Parents At Work
Every working parent has to consider the cost of childcare. A mouse has it figured out.Imagine this: you pay $10 a day for childcare and…
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Skip Cherryholmes: Month 11 Of Lead Dad Life
Skip Cherryholmes spent nearly two decades on the road as an acclaimed Bluegrass musician. Starting as a pre-teen, he was a member of Cherryholmes, a Grammy-nominated band started by his parents. He then launched a successful touring career on his own, …
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Dad Jokes (Part Two)
A while back, I wrote a piece about what dads call “humor,” but what everyone else calls “Dad Humor.” These are admittedly corny jokes and…
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A Rule of 3’s To Make School Break Less Stressful
It’s taken me years to understand how to work and parent during a two-week school break. I’ve made mistakes that have lead to unnecessary…
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Omari Vessup
Everything about being a dad is knowing I have three boys that I’m raising and giving this world three amazing kids. I know I’m not going…
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5 Things Dads Can Do To Show They’re Allies to Moms
Today is International Women’s Day. It’s a day when men need to step forward and speak and act in support of an expansive view of equality. I’m writing as a husband and father of three daughters with a personal and a professional shoutout. If not for t …
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Marc Johnson
If there’s one thing Marc Johnson has learned from being a single father, it’s to trust his own decision making and ability to figure out…
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How Do You Sway Between Work, Home and Everything Else Dads Do?
I learned a new phrase last week that allowed a somewhat disjointed birthday to make sense. “Work-life sway.” It’s a phrase I think a lot…
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Max Leitenberger
Don’t knock long-distance relationships: when they work, credit goes to the couple’s ability to communicate with each other when they’re…
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