Who Teaches You To Be a Dad at Work?
Companies are starting to give men paternity leave at work. It’s a start. But there’s still a macho culture that can make taking that…
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EP 46: Leading By Example – and Calendar – at Work
David Newson has risen to the upper echelons of the marketing world. He’s a leader in his field. As a husband and a father, he does…
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What a Real Life “Finding Nemo” Story Shows About Parenting and Corporate Action
Here’s a two-fer on parenting and corporate leadership – from a real-life version of “Finding Nemo”. The story of Nemo is that of a…
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Howard Tarplin – Jersey City, NJ
Howard Tarplin, from Jersey City, N.J., is our Lead Dad of the Week. Howard has two adult children, a son and a daughter, and was a Lead…
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Where is Your Chair? A Better Way for Dads to Work
Eric Arthrell, a long-time management consultant, was the lead author on Deloitte’s “The Design of Everyday Men Report” – a look at how…
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Spending Time With Lead Dad One: The Key Man in Our Story
The Lead Dad of the Week is my favorite feature on The Company of Dads. It highlights the incredible diversity of Lead Dads – men who are…
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3 Reasons Why Employee Resource Groups for Dads Would Be Good For Everyone
How often do men put “Taking child to pediatrician” or “Lunch with daughter” on their work calendar? We put parental milestones – middle…
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Working Parents Need To Remember Their RSCs!
My wife and I – working parents with three daughters, three dogs and two remote desk set-ups at home – went away for 5 days this week. It…
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Rage Day – Honolulu, HI
Aloha to our Lead Dad of the Week, Rage Day, an all-around positive, happy husband and father who has settled in Honolulu, Hawaii – after…
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“Who else had to work so you could be here today?”
So began a conference on the future of work, hosted by CharterWorks, a new media company focused on transforming the workplace and driving…
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What Working Dads Can Ask For: An Attorney’s Advice
When Michael Cohen’s first daughter was born, some 20 years ago, he was afraid to take paternity leave. Not super shocking in the early…
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The One Thing For Men To Know About Mental Health: You’re Not Alone
Men’s mental health is much talked about except by the people struggling with it the most: men.I’m seeing it in The Company of Dads’…
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