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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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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
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“What the World Needs Now, Is BEER FIRE sweet BEER FIRE”
So much for “love sweet love” A few weeks ago, I posted about Beer-Fire, a tradition that a friend and neighbor of mine invented to build...
Scott Behson
Oct 12, 20122 min read
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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
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In Praise of Flexible Workplace Cultures
Last week, I wrote about work-family culture, and the questions The Families and Work Institute uses to assess this part of...
Scott Behson
Oct 8, 20122 min read
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Parenting Doesn’t Have To Be Perfect
Periodically, Fathers, Work, and Family will feature a guest post from a working dad relating some of their experiences, struggles and...
Scott Behson
Oct 5, 20125 min read
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My Review of NBC’s “Guys with Kids” (or this is the best our culture can do? Really?)
Gratuitous Father-Son Picture “Dad as doofus” humor is the backbone of many TV sitcoms, as has been since the very beginning. ...
Scott Behson
Oct 3, 20123 min read
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What’s the Work-Family Culture Like in Your Workplace?
The Families and Work Institute has been surveying people about work and family issues for the past two decades in their National Studies...
Scott Behson
Oct 1, 20123 min read
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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
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Darth Vader & Son: Fathers, Work and Family Friday Humor
From the incredibly funny book, Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown, that my Star Wars-obsessed son bought me for Father’s Day. Some...
Scott Behson
Sep 21, 20121 min read
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Networking for Fatherhood (or, in praise of BEER FIRE!)
My friend and neighbor, Francesco, who is a terrific dad, (and, more importantly, a loyal blog reader!), has a semi-regular tradition of...
Scott Behson
Sep 19, 20123 min read
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