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What You Want To Hear When You Say You’re Taking Parental Leave
I was in a room of ringers yesterday. And I should have known how they would answer my questions. I looked at a woman in the audience and said I wanted her honest response. She nodded. “I’m a woman in your organization,” I said. “I’m pregnant.” Without missing a beat, she said: “Congratulations.” “Right answer,” […]
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From Helping Kids In Need To Being A Lead Dad – Jeremy Benton
Jeremy Benton had a knack for working with kids; he also enjoyed a single life that allowed him to work extra jobs to earn extra money to travel and see the country. He didn’t plan to have kids of his own and that was fine. He felt he was making a difference working with at-risk […]
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Breaking the Cycle: Healing Fathers and Helping Children
As parents we worry about how our kids use screens, but how fathers engage with technology can either break old patterns or pass them on. Ed Tilton, president of the Begin Again Institute, works with men to heal from past trauma and stop harmful behavi …
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Why Lead Dads in the C-Suite Matter
Lead Dads can be in the C-suite. I say that to clear up the misconception that Lead Dads are stay-at-home dads. In fact, only 8 percent of Lead Dads devote all their time to their families. The rest are working while being a super-involved father at home and parenting advocate in the office. A recent […]
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How To Own Your Own Time As A Lead Dad – Sean MacMannis
Sometimes a resume doesn’t tell the full story of a father, even one filled with amble markers of success. Sean MacMannis, our Lead Dad of the Week from San Francisco, has a sterling educational pedigree – Dartmouth undergrad, Haas business school – and had startup success in tech and later blockchain. There was even a […]
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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 […]
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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 …
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How to Research Corporate Culture During a Job Search
For single parents, a job isn’t just a paycheck – it’s a lifestyle decision. Company culture can make or break your ability to show up for your kids.
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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…
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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[…]
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