How Companies Can Optimize Talent & Support Dual-Career Families featuring Dr. David Smith '10 & Dr. Brad Johnson

The traditional corporate playbook is broken, and it is costing organizations their best talent. Modern professionals are caught between rigid 24/7 workplace expectations and complex family responsibilities, driving professional isolation, severe burnout, and mid-career stagnation.

In this webinar, acclaimed researchers Dr. David Smith and Dr. Brad Johnson deliver a battle-tested blueprint to rebuild organizational culture from the ground up. Moving past surface-level compliance lectures, they demonstrate how changing systemic workflows and family care frameworks creates a sustainable environment where all professionals can excel in leadership and at home.

Key Takeaways

• Workflow and Culture Realignment: Learn how to audit your company culture and rethink daily operations to maximize efficiency and support personal wellbeing
• Balanced Caregiving Support: Discover the return on investment of providing balanced support for dual-career families to drive employee retention
• Operationalizing Workplace Support: Implement a framework that turns flexible work options into seamless daily practices through smart process design

About the Speakers:

David Smith, '10 PhD, is a Professor and Co-Director of the Gender & Work Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, an organizational sociologist specializing in workplace and family dynamics, and a former Navy combat command pilot with over 3,000 flight hours

Brad Johnson, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, fellow of the American Psychological Association, former chair of the APA Ethics Committee, and former professor of leadership at the U.S. Naval Academy

Together, they are the globally acclaimed co-authors of Fair Share, Athena Rising, and Good Guys, recognized experts on mentorship, and the co-founders of Workplace Allies, which is dedicated to optimizing corporate culture through deep behavioral change.