Dad Skills

Here’s to the Dads!

Dad Skills = the ultimate toolkit for navigating both the parenting and professional worlds with grace, humor, and a lot of love.

Here’s how the Dads of VERVE translate their work skills into their home environment:

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴
• 𝗔𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸: Crafting compelling presentations and pitches.
• 𝗔𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲: Bedtime stories that captivate and inspire (with the real goal of putting the kids to sleep).

𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆
• 𝗔𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸: Closing deals and navigating tough negotiations.
• 𝗔𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲: Bedtime (trying to still get them to go to sleep).

𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁
• 𝗔𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸: Staying calm under pressure and handling difficult situations.
• 𝗔𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲: Enduring endless “why” questions including “Why is bedtime now?”

𝗗𝗜𝗬 (𝗗𝗼-𝗜𝘁-𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳) 𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗿
• 𝗔𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸: Troubleshooting office equipment and technical issues.
• 𝗔𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲: Assembling toys such as the 63 steps to build LEGOs and fixing everything that breaks in a home, sometimes using proper tools.

𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
• 𝗔𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸: Redirecting unproductive meetings towards useful discussions.
• 𝗔𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲: Diverting attention from tantrums with clever distractions.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼
• 𝗔𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸: Mediating team conflicts and finding win-win solutions.
• 𝗔𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲: Settling sibling rivalries.

𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 & 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵
• 𝗔𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸: Motivating the team and celebrating successes.
• 𝗔𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲: Encouraging and lifting up our kids at school, church, sporting events, school plays, and wherever their life passions lead them.

Whether they call you Dad, Daddy, Pa, Pops, Papi or Papa, we celebrate the Dads of VERVE who bring incredible versatility and strength to the VERVE team!

Being a Dad is truly one of the most joyful and precious gifts I have been blessed with in life.

Happy Father’s Day to all Dads and cheers to your mad Dad Skills!