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What makes a good dad? My answer might surprise you. It’s not about being a masculine dad. It’s not about being the provider.  It’s not about the amount of time spent with your kids or even being in the same home. Rich dad, poor dad — the outcomes are the same. And being a good dad doesn’t necesarily end with divorce.

I’ve been deep diving into dozens of research papers on fatherhood and this weeks podcast is a quick summary of the ...

In this episode we look at why the Anti Smacking Law in NZ hasn’t worked — whilst digging into the real issues in our homes.

The main question I ask is: If the anti smacking law was meant to make our homes look brighter — then why do things feel so dark?

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In today's episode I interview Scott McCulloch - author of a great new kids book that you can customise for your child. In this episode you will be inspired to read to your kids and use more language with your child every day. www.hatchstorybooks.com

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In today's episode I'm back with James Grafas and we talk leadership development. We discuss why we don't develop leaders, how to do things different, and what this means for us at work and home.

This post will help CEO's and fathers with their marriage, parenting and leadership.

Enjoy!

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We all want our workplaces and homes to be safe - but we’re often too soft to make them that way.

We’re not prepared to say what needs to be said, too tired to lean into the mess, or too distracted to see our leadership missing.

But we tell ourselves it’s ok — because being soft is safe — forgetting that safe places have structure, limits and boundaries. They’re also lead by engaged and present leaders.

Safe places are led, not by sof...

Today I am with Conrad Wanoa, Production Manager at Flare Outdoor Fires.

Conrad would be the first person to say he's not perfect or that he's not a perfect dad — but today we are sharing his tips for how to make a blended family work.

This is one of my favourite discussions on families to date — something I know dads will enjoy. 

If you have a blended family - check it out. But even if you don&...

Today’s episode is called Men crave respect, even when they don't deserve it! It’s for dads who feel a lack of respect at home, or perhaps the relationship with your partner is a bit funky and you’re trying to work out why.

If that’s you then this episode is for you — Let’s get into it.

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In this weeks podcast Joel Milgate, Pastor of Curate Church, talks about burnout.

He talks about joking with his psychologist about how he wasn’t burnt out, he was just a little 'browned out'.

I haven’t met a lot of people who have truly burnt-out — it seems like a term that’s used a lot nowadays.

But I do wonder how many of us are slowly browning out.

Enjoy this great interview with Jo...

Today is one of my solo episodes that I call the cheats guide to parenting — how not to be completely clueless about being a dad — and today we are looking at Attachment Theory.

Something your partner knows about…

Something you’ve never heard about…

Today I am going to show you why attachment theory is important — for your mental health, for your partners mental health and for your kids mental health and well being.

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The Team at Talking Matters work with my team at Hāpai Whanau to help parents realise the need for and create language rich environments at home.

There is some good challenges in this episode. Check out https://www.talkingmatters.org.nz/ 

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This conversation came out my weekly leadership email about putting your partner first — when the world tells you the kids come first.  Steve is a young dad with young kids. In this episode we discuss the challenge of putting your relationship first when you have young kids.

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Welcome to Part 2 of a leading well at home conversation with HR and Leadership good guy - James Grafas  https://jamespeople.nz/

See more like this on https://www.leadingwhereitmatters.com/

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If you are unaware - over the last couple of weeks (August 2022) there have been two reported cases of bullying inside the two main political parties. Sam Uffindell, National MP, is facing claims of being a bully. And in Labour - Gaurav Sharma is accusing minsters inside his party of being bullies.

In this podcast I argue that when it comes to bullying we need to say 'We don't do that in our family,' or 'We ...

Welcome to Episode 1 of the Leading Where It Matters Podcast, where I interview James Grafas from https://jamespeople.nz/

We talk around the mulberry bush a little, but talk a lot about creating safe places at home and work.

This is part 1 of a 2 part interview — we talked too long!

See more like this on https://www.leadingwhereitmatters.com/

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