The Power and Limits of Tough Love with Kenneth C. Frazier
In celebration of Black History Month, Carol brings back her captivating conversation with the former CEO of the pharmaceutical giant Merck, Kenneth Frazier, in which he shares his powerful story of being raised by his fiercely determined single dad. Ken’s dad Otis Frazier, a widower raising three children on his own, firmly believed in the power of tough love. He looked beyond the limits of being a janitor raising a family in an impoverished neighborhood to see his children as capable of achieving anything. He consistently set the bar high and expected his children to clear it. Ken tells Carol how tough love worked to shape him and his siblings, and Carol and Ken explore the limits of and alternatives to this approach. Ken shares plenty of his father's words of wisdom, along with some gems of his own, in this compelling and inspiring episode. Follow us on IG @groundcontrolparenting and at groundcontrolparenting.com
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- Show
- Channel
- FrequencyUpdated Weekly
- PublishedFebruary 22, 2023 at 8:00 AM UTC
- Length47 min
- Season4
- Episode32
- RatingClean