Normalizing Conversations About Parenthood for Dads with Paul Sullivan
In this episode of Good Enough for Now, we hear from Paul Sullivan, founder of Company of Dads, a community dedicated to men who are the go-to parent for their families. Paul is on a mission to normalize conversations at work about leveling the playing field for parents—at home and the office. Some dads want to be the Lead Dad, yet don’t feel comfortable talking about it at work and don’t feel welcome into primary-parent communities that usually cater to moms. Paul wants to change this starting inside the workplace.
At least some flexibility in work is important to all families, and many organizations are losing top talent because they’re trying to go back to pre-2020 norms. In this episode, Paul shares why the 9 to 5 construct doesn’t work and how to structure your day differently, why he doesn’t miss his former role as a New York Times columnist, why he’s chosen to focus on changing organizations from the inside, and how working parents, both men and women, can support one another.
Listen in to hear more, including a sad story of a top doctor who had to lie about work meetings to get to watch his kids play sports. We can do better.
RESOURCES:
The Company of Dads
The Company of Dads Newsletter
Fair Play by Eve Rodsky
The Fair Play Deck: A Couple’s Conversation Deck for Prioritizing What’s Important
Parent Nation: Unlocking Every Child’s Potential, Fulfilling Society’s Promise by Dana Suskind, MD
ABOUT PAUL SULLIVAN:
Sullivan is the founder of The Company of Dads, the first platform media company and community platform dedicated to Lead Dads - those men who are the go-to parents whether they work full time, part time or devote all their time to their families, while also supporting their spouses or partners in their careers. Prior to founding The Company of Dads, Paul was a journalist for 25 years, the majority of that time at The New York Times.
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