Studying The Life Of John D. Rockefeller On July 9, 1890, with an initial pledge of $600,000 John D. Rockefeller, along with contributions from the American Baptist Education Society and land from Marshall Field, helped to found the University of Chicago. Based on inflation, $600,000 in 1890 is equivalent in …
Read More »Performance Reviews: To Do, Or Not To Do
A recent poll of 2,677 individual (including Employees and their HR Managers) conducted by a Human Resources consulting firm out of San Francisco revealed that 98% of the participants thought annual performance reviews were unnecessary. Putting aside that dubious 98% figure – the sort of figure one finds in “elections” …
Read More »Behind the Smile: What Your Assistants Are Really Thinking
“Imagine a world where people wake up inspired to go to work.” Simon Sinek “Start With Why” It happened again. Hardly any hands in the air. I believe executives and principals need to know this. I was recently speaking at a professional conference for Personal and Executive Assistants in …
Read More »The Corporate Influence on Private Service Resumes
Private Service resumes are a unique animal. Principals want to know who you are as a person, which used to mean very detailed descriptions of our private lives. Yet the past few years has seen the evolution of the private service resume as more of the principal’s family office or …
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