HBR Working Dads Collection (6 Books)

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Win at Work by Leaning In at Home

by Stewart D. Friedman

Quick Takes

• Seek out four-way wins—small changes that can benefit work, home, community, and yourself
• Diagnose what’s not working and what you wish you could do to fix it
• Talk to those around you about what matters most
• Try a small change for a brief period of time

Research shows that many men want to have richer lives, with greater emotional engagement and joy in their family lives and bigger contributions to their households.¹ But they face substantial barriers at work, in their homes, and inside their own heads.

Just as women need support from their organizations and their families to surmount the hurdles of fear and tradition, men need help in getting past the roadblocks that ...