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Scott Behson, PhD
Professor, Author, Speaker, Consultant
Building Better Workplaces
That Work for Everyone
From 2012 through 2017, I authored the Fathers, Work, and Family Blog, the first and most prominent blog focused on helping fathers balance work and family and promoting more supportive workplaces. The blog is now shuttered, but is archived here.
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Downshifting: 5 Ways to Slow Down Your Career for Family
“Downshifters” are those who eschew the career ladder and choose alternative paths that open up more time for family or other pursuits....
Scott Behson
Jul 15, 20135 min read
The Single Best Way To Be A Great Dad: BE THERE
“When your kids become adults, how do you want them to remember their childhoods with you?” Almost all fathers want to be remembered as...
Scott Behson
Jul 8, 20135 min read
Finding Work-Life Balance Through Charitable Giving
How one man found purpose and better work-life balance when he discovered the importance of charitable giving. Here’s how we can make...
Scott Behson
Jun 17, 20134 min read
What I Want My Son to Learn About Work and Family (part 3): Family First
Our job as fathers is to equip our children to have productive, happy and meaningful lives. The best way to do so is by role-modeling the...
Scott Behson
Apr 29, 20134 min read
What I Want My Son to Learn About Work and Family (part 2): My Wife’s Career is as Important a
Our job as fathers is to equip our children to have productive, happy and meaningful lives. In my opinion, the best way to do so is by...
Scott Behson
Apr 25, 20134 min read
What I Want My Son to Learn About Work and Family (part 1)
What lessons about work and family should we be role-modeling for our children? For me, I hope my son learns that work can...
Scott Behson
Apr 22, 20135 min read
Expert Perspectives: The Dual-Career Mojo that Makes Couples Thrive
To make dual careers work, a couple needs to be on the same page regarding their career and life goals and how they will support each...
Scott Behson
Apr 13, 20135 min read
Why I Don’t Cover Baseball Any More
Carter Gaddis had his (and every baseball fan’s) dream job as the beat reporter for the Tampa Bay Rays. He gave it up to be a more...
Scott Behson
Mar 28, 20138 min read
NCAA Tournament Coaches- Michigan’s John Beilein (Final Four!) and Belmont’s Rick Byrd-
Coaches Beilein and Byrd took different paths to the NCAA tournament, involving different work-life trade-offs. What we could learn from...
Scott Behson
Mar 25, 20135 min read
Simplifying: Living With Less Can Leave Us With More
Freeing oneself of unnecessary possessions and financial commitments can eliminate stress and open up time and energy for the more...
Scott Behson
Mar 18, 20135 min read
Fathers, Work and Family Issues in Super Bowl Ads: Expedia’s “Find Your Perspective” Ad
I love this commercial! http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7wo5/expedia-spinning-teacups (sorry, I can’t embed video from this site, please follow...
Scott Behson
Jan 10, 20132 min read
Balancing Parenthood, Couplehood and Work by Committing to Each Other’s Careers
Disclaimer- Like all of us, I find balancing work and family to be a constant challenge, and I certainly make my share of mistakes. In...
Scott Behson
Nov 28, 20124 min read
On Prioritizing Time and Money: “Ten years ago I turned my head for a moment and it became my
This article was republished at the Good Men Project online men’s magazine. Follow this link to the article. It was also republished at...
Scott Behson
Nov 5, 20123 min read
On Work and Fatherhood Priorities (with Bill Bryson and Ferris Bueller)
How could I turn down a chance to play catch with him? Work can wait. Bill Bryson is my favorite author, and puts my writing skills to...
Scott Behson
Oct 19, 20123 min read
The Dangers of Over-Scheduling (or, relax, Scott, Nicky will almost certainly not be an Olympic gymn
The idea for this post came to me while sitting in traffic on the Tappan Zee Bridge taking my son Nick to gymnastics. More than anything,...
Scott Behson
Oct 10, 20123 min read
In Defense of Those Who Miss Family Dinners (or, In Other News, Don’t Worry About Taking Vitamins)
Doctors and nutritionists have a saying, “it doesn’t really matter if you take vitamins, but it matters if you live your life...
Scott Behson
Sep 24, 20123 min read
I Never Thought I’d Want to Hug Ben Roethlisberger…
Big Ben stated he would miss a game if it conflicted with the birth of his child. Why this is an important, visible step that can help...
Scott Behson
Sep 15, 20123 min read
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