The Working Dad's Survival Guide: How to Succeed at Work and at Home

by Scott Behson, Stewart D. Friedman (Foreword)

Hey Dad! Ever felt torn between advancing in your career and spending quality time with family? The Working Dad's Survival Guide is for you. The first book of its kind- the advice and encouragement you need to achieve success at work while ALSO being the involved, loving dad you always wanted to be. Written from the unique perspective of Scott Behson, a busy working dad who also happens to be a national expert in work-family issues, The Working Dad's Survival Guide is chock full of concrete time and life management strategies you can use right now.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

310 pages, Paperback

First published June 4, 2015

About the author

Scott Behson, PhD, is professor of management and Silberman Global Faculty Fellow at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is a national expert in work and family issues and the author of:

- The Whole-Person Workplace: Building Better Workplaces Through Work-Life, Wellness and Employee Support

- The Working Dad’s Survival Guide: How to Succeed at Work and at Home

- We Hate Team Projects! A Friendly, Useful Guide for College Project Teams-

Scott is also an accomplished professional speaker and consultant who provides talks, workshops, webinars and keynote addresses for corporate clients, not-for-profit organizations and major conferences. He provides insight and perspective on whole-person workplaces, employer support for working parents, work and fatherhood, and related topics for some of the world’s leading companies. Scott was a featured speaker at the United Nations’ International Day of the Family and the White House’s Summit for Working Families. He is represented by the BrightSight Group.

He has published over 30 academic journal articles and book chapters, presented over 50 times at national and international conferences, and won eight awards for his teaching, research and service to students. Scott has written for Harvard Business Review, TIME, Fast Company, Success, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. He frequently appears in media, including CBS, MSNBC, NPR, Fox News and Bloomberg Radio, as well as many business and parenting podcasts.

Scott lives with his family in Nyack, NY, and is a graduate of Cornell University and SUNY Albany. Check out his weekly Whole-Person Workplace Minute Videos on YouTube and LinkedIn, and go to ScottBehson.com for more information on his writing, speaking and consulting activities.

Reviews

[Wadih · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lo que más me gustó de este libro es que trata el tema de ser padre de una manera integral. Es muy complicado hablar de ser padre sin considerar el tema laboral ya que la gran mayoria de los padres pasan mas tiempo en la oficina que en la casa. Este libro a traves de anecdotas reales te provee las herramientas de como poder balancear mejor la vida familiar con el trabajo; como pelear contra aquellas imagenes tradicionalistas que el lugar del padre es en el trabajo, no en la casa con sus hijos.

Conclusión: Si eres padre o vas a serlo pronto es un libro que debes leer si o si.

[Ross · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first thing you should know, is that this is not a casual read, it's a workbook that you will not get the most out of if you're not ready to spend time following through on the exercises provided.
The second, is that while the book is written predominantly for "Working Dads," it is full of applicable information and ideas for all Dads, I myself am a Stay-at-Home-Dad, but still got a lot from this book. Additionally, while it is written for Dads, I could easily see this book providing helpful tools for Working Moms who are trying to get ahead in their careers while still being present and loving mothers, without burning out.
For all that, the great tools and resources, the helpful exercises, and encouraging stories from other dads are all couched in an undeniably "white collar" world. I could see a lot of the ideas and information in part 2 (which deals primarily with the workplace, flextime, and career issues) being difficult for a blue collar dad to put into practice, you can't work the assembly line from your living room. Much of this may come from the fact that the biggest movement for workplace support of involved fatherhood, is in the areas of academics and white collar offices. In the future I'm certain more information and assistance will develope for men whose jobs, by their very nature, can only be done at the "office."
Overall I enjoyed this book, and plan to continue putting the exercises to use in my life... I'll probably make my wife read it too.

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very impressive tackling of the various dimensions of being a father in the modern workforce. The author does a great job of setting up the area he's talking about in each section, then providing illustrative quotes from his own life or the lives of other dads to get a 360 view of situations.

I'd give it 5 stars for its ambition, but taking one away for editing. With a little more polish, this book would be nearly perfect. It's given me a lot to think about and I am definitely passing it on to other dads I work with.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fine, no-nonsense guide to balancing the difficult life of a father/businessman. While the book goes on to tell magnificent case studies on striking this balance more effectively, the guides available online through the book's website are infinitely more valuable to actually getting the work done.

If balancing your work and your baby is important, I assume you're looking for a faster, more effective guide to getting things done, and all of those materials are online.

[Niko05 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was way better than I thought it was. As a father I sometimes forget I'm not alone in trying to balance my work and family life. It's well researched and well written. I'd buy it for all expecting fathers..