Episode 36: That Time Our Toddler Taught a Valuable Holiday Lesson

(Recorded 12-7-25)

My last name is Cohen. There are very few names on earth 🌍 more Jewish ✡️ than Cohen, spelled C-O-H-E-N. And yet, this time of year people who know me (and who have known me) continually offer me Christmas🎄greetings or ask questions about my family's Christmas 🎅 plans. Do I get offended? I do not. I appreciate the benevolent purpose motivating the well-wishes. However, it does make me wonder why so many people think everyone else is just like them.💡It does also take me back to a time when our then toddler, Mia Cohen, explained rather directly to a neighbor who wished her a Merry Christmas that neither she nor her family celebrated that holiday. An important message and one communicated in a clear and unmistakable manner. 🎯 When in doubt, look to a toddler.

In this week's Leadership Video, I share that simultaneously cute and poignant lesson Mia delivered and its application to all of us, as leaders, during this time of year. Hope you enjoy!

As always, thank you so much for watching, for commenting, and for sharing! 🫶🙏🩷

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Michael S. Cohen is a partner in Duane Morris’ Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration Practice Group. He concentrates his practice in the areas of employment law training and counseling. Michael is a nationally-recognized thought leader on workplace culture and human resources issues. He has trained and counseled employers throughout the country and regularly conducts more than 200 trainings each year.

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