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These dads say long work hours are costing them a full family life – so they’re opting out

Published: 16 October 2014

At a time when dads are twice as likely as moms to think they don’t spend enough time with the kids, many employers continue to deny them the breathing room needed to get face time with their families. But a new wave of men is quietly (and not so quietly) finding new ways to lean out. It’s the latest thing in corporate corner-office chic: top male executives ditching work to hang out with their kids.

... In a fast-changing, global workplace driven by creativity – where study after study has shown that the best leaders demonstrate stereotypically feminine traits (collaboration, empathy, flexibility) – the key to making workplaces more hospitable, say many, is kicking alpha bosses – whatever their gender – to the curb. “The model of male leadership is frayed,” says Karl Moore, a researcher at McGill University who studies leadership. “The approach that says, ‘I have the answers. Be quiet, salute, and follow me’ doesn’t work any more.”

Read full article: The Globe and Mail, October 10, 2014

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