Scott Behson, PhD
Professor, Author, Speaker, Consultant
Building Better Workplaces
That Work for Everyone









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My latest book, Work-Family Ready, launches July 2025!
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Read my latest article in Harvard Business Review Magazine (online version here)
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Watch my latest high-energy 5-minute presentation at DisruptHR
I am a professor of management and Silberman Global Faculty Fellow at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a leading expert in work-life, wellness, and flexible workplaces.
I'm the author of four books, most recently, Work-Family Ready: Navigating Your Job While Parenting Teens. My prior book, The Whole-Person Workplace: Building Better Workplaces Through Work-Life, Wellness and Employee Support, is based on research, best practices, and interviews with dozens of business and HR leaders right as they were navigating Covid changes to the workplace. My other books are The Working Dad's Survival Guide and We Hate Team Projects!
I am an accomplished speaker and consultant who works with leading companies on workplace flexibility and building supportive work cultures, I spoke at the UN’s International Day of the Family and the White House’s Summit for Working Families.
In addition to my academic publications, my work appears at HBR, Time, Fast Company, Success, Workspan, WSJ, and many other leading publications. I have appeared on NBC, CBS, MSNBC, NPR, and Bloomberg Radio, as well as many leading HR and business podcasts.
I worked with the states of New York and New Jersey and with leading advocacy groups for enhanced parental leave policies. I believe we should all advocate for needed change with our time and money, and vote for those who truly support working families.
I co-founded FDU’s undergraduate program in human resources management, have won 8 awards for my scholarship, teaching, and service to students, and have taught in Paris, Zagreb, Lille, Buenos Aires, and Monaco.
I live with my wife, son, and cats in Nyack, NY.