Why Dads Make Better Leaders, with Brandon Miller

Brandon Miller is an expert in Strengths-Based Organizational Development, who has helped businesses such as Bank of America and Tesla implement leadership and company culture programs. He is also a father of 7, who has co-authored two books about Strengths-Based Parenting. Brandon believes there are skills we learn as fathers that can help make us better managers and leaders in the workplace. In this interview, Brandon shares his story and explains some of the key lessons he has learned along the way. What you will learn The story behind Brandon’s business, 34 Strong How organisations can apply strengths-based principles The three categories of time Grind time Greatness Genius Brandon’s fatherhood journey, with 7 kids and 4 grandchildren. How to manage work-life balance at different stages in your career Three ways managers (and parents) can be perceived by staff (and kids) Advocate Adversary Ambivalent Leadership skills we learn as dads, that can also be applied in the workplace Why he and his wife decided to write a book about parenting What is Strengths-Based Parenting What are some of the strengths we can look for in our kids The difference between core and growth strengths Unique strengths Brandon identified in his children About Brandon’s organisation: ‘incredible parents’ More information Show notes and links to the resources mentioned in this interview are available at

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Why Dads Make Better Leaders, with Brandon Miller is an episode from The Dad Train by Scott Davison.

This episode is 33:30 long.

This episode was published on Aug 17, 2021.

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