None of us were handed an instruction manual for fatherhood. Instead, we tend to start with what we experienced ourselves—keeping some things, changing others, and figuring plenty out along the way.

In this Father’s Day episode of Dad Bods, Dad Boss, Shane, Q and Eric reflect on their own childhoods and how the fathers, grandfathers and role models around them have influenced the dads they are becoming today.

From Shane growing up on a remote New Zealand farm to Eric finding a powerful father figure in his grandfather, the guys explore how fatherhood changes as we get older—and how becoming a dad can force us to grow alongside our children.

They discuss being more intentional about creating memories, balancing discipline with independence, learning from the parenting moments we don't get right, and why connection becomes more important than perfection.

Ultimately, fatherhood isn't about perfectly replicating—or completely rejecting—the way we were raised. It's about taking what served us, learning from what didn't, and consciously deciding:

What kind of dad do I want my children to remember?

What happens when you spend hundreds of millions assembling talented people… and they still can’t perform?

In this episode of Dad Bods, Dad Boss, Shane and Q use Tottenham Hotspur’s struggles as the starting point for a deeper conversation about mentality, leadership, culture and performance.

When results aren't going your way, it’s easy to blame the players, the staff, the circumstances—or anyone except yourself. Shane breaks down the difference between operating below the line through blame and excuses versus stepping above the line into ownership, curiosity and solution-focused thinking.

The conversation explores why great individuals don't automatically create a great team, what happens when players perform brilliantly in training but collapse under pressure, and why culture has to extend beyond the players to coaches, management and everyone surrounding the organisation.

They also bring the lessons back to business and fatherhood: creating environments where people enjoy what they're doing, building confidence rather than fear, developing leaders within the team, and giving people a bigger vision worth playing for.

Because sometimes you don't need better people.

You need to create an environment that allows the people you already have to become better together.

What happens when high performers make decisions off the field that threaten everything they’ve built on it?

In this episode of Dad Bods, Dad Boss, Shane, Q and Eric unpack a recent controversy involving Sydney Swans players and use it as the starting point for a much bigger conversation about character, culture, leadership and accountability.

When someone represents a team, business or brand, where does personal freedom end and professional responsibility begin? And when things go wrong, is it simply an individual making a poor decision—or can it reveal something deeper about the culture surrounding them?

The guys explore why standards are built through the small things: punctuality, discipline, effort, keeping your word, and having teammates willing to hold each other accountable. They also examine how outdated behaviours around alcohol, masculinity and belonging can become normalised when nobody is prepared to challenge them.

The conversation ultimately comes back to fatherhood. Our kids don't only listen to what we tell them—they watch what we tolerate, what we model, and how we respond when we get it wrong.

Because whether you're an elite athlete, business owner, leader or dad, talent might create opportunity—but character determines what you do with it.