On Life and Leadership

On Life and Leadership

Family

She Asked for a Doorknob, I Gave Her a Water Heater
On deciding what counts as a big deal.
Jul 13 • Hans Googer
Long-Game Parenting
Sometimes my kids think I'm lame
Jun 15 • Hans Googer
The Spontaneous, The Different, and The Consistent
On memory-making as a family
May 18 • Hans Googer
"Because I Said So" Shows We've Lost
You can't lead on a reserve chute.
May 11 • Hans Googer
Tyvek Day
On the things that consume us
May 4 • Hans Googer
Diabetic in Israel
What's the Hebrew 9-1-1?
Mar 23 • Hans Googer and Courtney Googer
Being a Dad
How a terrible interview brought out the worst in me and a tearful rebuke
Feb 23 • Hans Googer
Teenage Wisdom is Better Than Dad's
Our son made one of the most important decisions for our family—a decision I didn't want to make
Feb 9 • Hans Googer
Boundary-Making
A fight over bedrails taught us to stay unified.
Jan 12 • Hans Googer and Courtney Googer
Our 2025 Retrospective
What we send to several hundred of our closest friends.
Dec 29, 2025 • Hans Googer and Courtney Googer
Sometimes We'd Be Better Saying Less
What My Worst Christmas Taught Me About Parenting
Dec 15, 2025 • Hans Googer
Lightweight Lies
Self-justifying dishonesty gets us nowhere.
Nov 17, 2025 • Hans Googer
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