What Being Away Alone Is Really Like
“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…
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If You Don’t Want To Do It, Will Your Kids Do It?
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…
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How A Daughter Learned to Negotiate For Pay
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…
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Some Father’s Day thoughts from one Lead Dad to other working dads out there. There are 8 years between my oldest and youngest…
Let’s Meet – In July, Please
I’ve long prided myself on doing everything anyone asked whenever they asked. Home. Work. Kids’ schools. Around town. Fun. I would get it…
We Rush. Sometimes We Regret It. What’s Learned?
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
