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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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Embedding Work-Family Programs in Your Organization
I’m increasingly convinced that, if work-family programs are designed as a separate, stand-alone policies, they are less likely to be...
Scott Behson
Feb 26, 20191 min read
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The Green Bay Packers Score a Touchdown for Expectant Dad/Punter JK Scott!
I am cursed to be a fan of the miserable New York Jets. However, my new (temporary) favorite team is the now the Green Bay Packers. The...
Scott Behson
Nov 8, 20183 min read
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On Underhand Free Throws and Work Family Balance for Dads
Rick Barry shot underhand free throws. (creative commons) Rick Barry shot underhand free throws. What we working dads can learn from this...
Scott Behson
Jul 24, 20174 min read
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The Fatherly 50 List of Best Employers for New Dads Shows Progress (at the top)
Fatherly compiled a list of the best employers for new dads Yesterday, Fatherly.com released its annual ranking of the 50 Best Employers...
Scott Behson
May 3, 20173 min read
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Small Ways for Dads to Signal the Importance of Work-Life Balance
There are many small ways to signal the importance of work-life balance while at work. By doing so, we advocate for ourselves and support...
Scott Behson
Feb 23, 20172 min read
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Effective Advocacy from Al Horford and His Sister
Al Horford and his sister demonstrated effective advocacy for working dads in their response to Mike Fleger’s criticism over Horford’s...
Scott Behson
Dec 12, 20162 min read
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Why I’m Excited About Amazon’s 30-Hour Work Week Experiment
In practice, a 30-hour work week hardly ever works out well. The employee has “outed” themselves as a less-dedicated employee, and the...
Scott Behson
Sep 28, 20162 min read
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A Lesson for Future Working Parents
Looking forward to a new semester at FDU, where I’ll meet a new crop of future working parents (apologies for the dorkiness of this...
Scott Behson
Aug 29, 20163 min read
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We Should All Have a Boss Like Joe Biden
Yesterday, a friend sent this to me on twitter: Have you seen this @JoshLevs, @ScottBehson? https://t.co/h8iwdv2Y5z...
Scott Behson
Aug 10, 20163 min read
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Dads, Tell Your Work-Family Story as Part of the It’s Working Project!
Please join me, click on this picture, and share your work-family story at the It’s Working Project. Join me in sharing your work-family...
Scott Behson
Mar 29, 20163 min read
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“I Am Not Unique”: On Being the Only Man at a Women’s Leadership Conference
My work-life panel at Mom-mentum. I was honored to be the only man on the program that day About two weeks ago, I was honored to appear...
Scott Behson
Nov 20, 20153 min read
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200 Business Professors for Paid Family Leave
I’m not alone in supporting paid family leave. Join us. 200 business professors support paid family leave and have petitioned Congress....
Scott Behson
Sep 15, 20154 min read
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The Pros and Cons of Working the “Third Shift”
I often work a Third Shift on the laptop after Nick’s asleep More and more employees are working a metaphorical Third Shift. They put in...
Scott Behson
May 5, 20153 min read
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Watch This Great Webinar on Working Dads, Paternity Leave and Workplace Flexibility
My favorite tweets during the 4/24 Webinar for Working dads On Friday, April 24th, I had the pleasure of participating in a fun and...
Scott Behson
Apr 27, 20151 min read
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Why Amazon Family Matters
Click to join 11,000+ in signing the Change.org petition For the past few weeks, many in the dad blogging community have united around...
Scott Behson
Apr 6, 20153 min read
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6 Ways Life Is Better When You Work an Alternate Schedule
Because I can work from here at night, I have time during the day to do the rest. I am an advocate for more flexible work arrangements in...
Scott Behson
Mar 18, 20152 min read
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Welcome HBR Blog Readers- “Less Rigid Forms of Flexibility”
“The most important need for many employees is not to get away from work (through long leaves or part-time work), but to find satisfying...
Scott Behson
Dec 4, 20142 min read
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Why Don’t More Men Walk The Talk on Work-Family?
When surveyed, dads overwhelmingly say that they would prefer to share childcare and housework relatively equally with their spouses, and...
Scott Behson
Oct 30, 20146 min read
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Further Thoughts on the “CEO Dads”: Schireson and El-Erian
Change is more likely to happen when the new generation of men in positions of corporate leadership see work-family not as a theoretical...
Scott Behson
Oct 3, 20142 min read
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Another CEO Chooses Fatherhood: PIMCO’s Mohamed El-Erian
When PIMCO CEO Mohamed El-Erian was confronted by his daughter with a list of milestones and important family events he missed, he...
Scott Behson
Sep 25, 20145 min read
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