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It’s Never To Late To Become a Lead Dad – Joseph Pennini

Being a Lead Dad is not a binary decision, either 18 years or nothing. It’s fluid and often dependent on whose career is busier in that moment. Joseph Pennini, who spent 25 years working at Brown Brothers Harriman before taking a buy-out, is embracing his ability to be a Lead Dad now. With him working […]

Parenthood, Identity, and Creating Inclusive Parenting Spaces

What does it mean to be a father in today’s world, especially when your identity doesn’t fit the traditional mold? David Morgenstern shares his fatherhood journey as a gay dad, discussing the challenges and triumphs of creating inclusive parenting spac …

How to Research Corporate Culture During a Job Search

How to Research Corporate Culture During a Job Search Looking for a job is tough! Although you desperately want one, there are many things to consider, especially if you’re juggling single parenthood and your professional life. My top suggestion is to research a company’s corporate culture stringently before applying for a position. In my experience, […]

Season 2, Episode 2: How Flexible Benefits Are Saving Careers, Families, and Bottom Lines

In this episode of The Work-Life Equation, Cindy Silva passionately discusses the transformative power of diverse employee benefits, from…

How To Be Clutch As A Dad

I was talking to a high school athletics director this week from Trussville, Alabama. He had reached out to discuss a book I’d written 15 years ago. It’s about pressure and why some people excel under it and others don’t. There are five things that people who are good under pressure do, and each one […]

Want To Golf, Work and Be a Lead Dad? Here’s The Secret – Jordan Coopersmith

Do Lead Dads still get to take trips with their friends? It was a question from a senior female executive and it remains unforgettable. She asked it in earnest – as someone whose husband was more Event Dad than Lead Dad – and I answered it honestly. (Yes, just with more planning.) Our newest Lead […]

Be The Man For Change – Ben Porchuk

Entering a blended family as a parent isn’t always easy. Add in multiple careers, kids of different ages, interests and birth parents, and it can be downright daunting. The key is focusing on[…]

Designing a Life That Works for Your Family

Balancing work, parenting, and partnership takes effort. Courtney Cecil, an expert in work-life balance, shares her insights on how companies can better support parents in the workforce, how to create a more equitable household, and the importance of i …

How Parental Uncertainty Can Help In Uncertain Times

Uncertainty abounds – in the economy, with trade, around jobs. It’s something working parents are acutely aware of. Uncertainty is never a good state to exist in. When you know for sure that something is going to happen – good or bad – you can make a plan and work toward executing it. When one […]

Thursdays With His Son – Ali Knott

Call it Thursdays with Aquil. Ali Knott, our Lead Dad of the Week from Stamford, Conn., loved every minute of parental leave. He was grateful that the state of Connecticut offered paid leave for fathers so he could take time away from his job as a personal trainer to be with his wife and newborn […]

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 […]

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