Jeff Wickersham – Royersford, PA
Introducing Jeff Wickersham, our Lead Dad of the Week! Jeff, who lives in Royersford, PA, worked for a decade at American Express, before…
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Why Is a CareShift Good For Everyone?
Daylight savings, with the annual clock changing routine (unless you live in Arizona!), has stirred debate as to why we still do this…
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Robert Naparstek – Rhode Island
Introducing Robert Naparstek, an O.G. Lead Dad of the Week of two 30-year-olds, from Rhode Island. Dr. Naparstek, who trained as a…
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Matt Thomas – Philadelphia
In the spirit of the Super Bowl, our Lead Dad of the Week is Matt Thomas, a former Mckinsey Co. consultant, from Philadelphia…
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Here’s How To Make The Math of School Breaks and Jobs Work
When you add up school breaks and compare them to the average American’s vacation time, the numbers don’t work. For working parents, the school calendar creates a childcare gap no spreadsheet can solve.
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How To Combine Family and Career as A Working Dad
Lead Dads need examples at work. They need to see senior leaders being Full Parents at Work – not Event Dads who leave early for a game…
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Kenny Brown – Tulsa, OK
Kenny Brown, a father and a husband who never set out to be a Lead Dad, has embraced the role fully. And he is our Lead Dad of the Week!
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How One Employer Understood A Lead Dad
Colin Haupt was always a Lead Dad. When his children were young and he was a rising HR executive, he was the one to leave work when his…
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Joseph Vess – Meadowview, Virginia
Welcome Joseph Vess, who bought the farm, as it were, to become our Lead Dad of the Week! Joseph and his wife Emily Robinson were working…
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How To Find Work-Life Balance, from a B-School Professor
When his first child was born, Stew Friedman, then a young professor, started researching how companies could think differently about…
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A Call For Companies To Create Care Days
Here’s a Monday idea for companies that say they care about Working Parents: What about creating a bucket of Care Days? Name them. Promote…
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How a Hollywood Couple Made Parenting and Career Work
Bill Masters is a comedy-writing legend. He parlayed stand-up into writing for “Seinfeld”. He created “Caroline in the City” and…
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