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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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The Evolution of My Book Cover
The cover design for the Working Dad’s Survival Guide was a study in evolution The most frequent comment I get about The Working Dad’s...
Scott Behson
Jul 15, 20155 min read
Working Dads and Parental Leave: My MSNBC Interview
One of the reasons I wrote The Working Dad’s Survival Guide was to help draw attention to the challenges faced by working dads and how...
Scott Behson
Jul 7, 20151 min read
The French Know How to Live
Nick and I in Nice (2005) 35-hour work weeks. No calls after work. 2-hour lunch breaks. Red wine. Good food. The Riviera. The French...
Scott Behson
Jun 30, 20153 min read
Father’s Day is Over. Don’t Forget About Working Dads
The Working Dad’s Survival Guide was featured nationwide on NBC News It’s no secret why I launched The Working Dad’s Survival Guide...
Scott Behson
Jun 26, 20152 min read
What Work-Life Experts Are Saying About The Working Dad’s Survival Guide
What do work-life experts Brad Harrington, Stew Friedman, Jessica deGroot, Greg Marcus, Emma Plumb and Sara Sutton Fell have in common?...
Scott Behson
Jun 17, 20154 min read
Book Launch!
Book Launch! Today, I am overwhelmed with gratitude as The Working Dad’s Survival Guide has finally become a reality. (It is currently...
Scott Behson
Jun 9, 20152 min read
Why I Support A Better Balance
I am proud to support A Better Balance by donating a portion of every sale of my book, The Working Dad’s Survival Guide, to this amazing...
Scott Behson
Jun 5, 20154 min read
What Leading Fatherhood Voices Are Saying About The Working Dad’s Survival Guide
What do leading fatherhood voices Hogan Hilling, Matt Schneider, Lance Somerfeld, Jeremy Adam Smith and Charlie Capen have in common?...
Scott Behson
Jun 3, 20153 min read
My Recommended 2015 Father’s Day Books
In addition to my book, The Working Dad’s Survival Guide, (you can buy it here!), several other fatherhood related books are now...
Scott Behson
May 29, 20153 min read
What Best-Selling Authors Are Saying About The Working Dad’s Survival Guide
What do best-selling authors Brigid Schulte, Armin Brott, Ron Friedman, Elizabeth Grace Saunders and Michael Kimmel have in common?...
Scott Behson
May 20, 20153 min read
Work-Family News Roundup, May 2015
You can pre-order my book now! Here are some of my favorite links and news items about working dads and work-life policy from the past...
Scott Behson
May 15, 20153 min read
5% More Fun. A Mother’s Day Salute to My Wife
A mother’s day tribute to the best mom I know My friends over at City Dads Group just wrote a great Mother’s Day themed article “What Our...
Scott Behson
May 8, 20152 min read
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
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
Advice From My Wife: An Excerpt From The Working Dad’s Survival Guide
We are officially 49 days away from the launch of The Working Dad’s Survival Guide: How to Succeed at Work and at Home! The book is on...
Scott Behson
Apr 20, 20152 min read
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
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
The Working Dad’s Survival Guide: Excerpt and Update
My first book, The Working Dad’s Survival Guide: How to Succeed at Work and at Home (Motivational Press, 2015), will launch this summer...
Scott Behson
Mar 5, 20153 min read
My Paternity Leave Message for the Dad 2.0 Summit
This week, I’ll be at the Dad 2.0 Summit, an annual gathering of bloggers, brands and influencers trying to get the message out to the...
Scott Behson
Feb 16, 20152 min read
Dr. Stewart Friedman on Leading the Life You Want, Bruce Springsteen and Getting Yourself Unstuck
Dr. Stewart Friedman is the Practice Professor of Management at the Wharton Business school, the Founding Director of the Leadership...
Scott Behson
Feb 10, 20156 min read
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