Please join us for the 2nd Annual ESTATE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE – A VIRTUAL EVENT on January 21, 2023 from Noon-7PM EST. Learn from top Estate Managers, instructors, and service professionals. Gain insight you need to succeed in the industry and add to your value, and add your voice to conversations that will propel our industry…
Here’s a thoughtful post with some additional links to reading resources. Always be learning… This posting was inspired by a colleague who once remarked to me in a playful, yet snarky tone, “Estate Management isn’t rocket science.” The context of her comment was that education beyond a high school diploma was a waste of time…
One of our most respected colleagues, Bonnie Low-Kramen, was featured in a Forbes.com article recently. It’s a good read and a quick intro to her amazing work with Executive Assistants around the world. The first thing to know, Bonnie Low-Kramen tells a full conference room, is that you are not secretaries. You are executive assistants…
Have an in-depth look at the 19th center household management and service structure. Great photos and daily schedules included! In recent years, TV dramas including Upstairs, Downstairs and Downton Abbey have stoked the nation’s fascination with the daily lives of servants. But what was life really like for people who served in the country houses…
Simeon Rosset reflects on his 20-year career as a butler to the rich and famous. This is a nice piece with great visuals. Enjoy. A modern-day equivalent of Downton Abbey’s Mr Carson, Simeon has worked for nearly 20 years as a butler serving a galaxy of stars, royalty and the odd billionaire. The 37-year-old, from…
The Starkey School home is on the market as the school changes it’s focus to a more modern approach in service training… After 36 years of running Starkey International Institute at 1350 N. Logan St. to train household help, Starkey is ready to downsize and shift into a different phase of life. “The industry…
My favorite article of the week – A Personal Assistant who will not reveal anything to the press and maintains her professionalism. If she must give information under oath, I’m sure she will comply, but otherwise her knowledge on all employer matters is not for sale! A former Sydney woman employed as Harvey Weinstein’s “gatekeeper”…
Make sure you confirm employees before they start work in your household. It is worth the few extra dollars to employ properly, especially if you are in a high profile role. Billionaire private equity executive Wilbur Ross told the Senate Commerce Committee that when he hired the worker in 2009, the person provided what looked…
The job hunt is evolving. Stay tuned for changes coming soon, even in our little industry!! According to Glassdoor’s newest report on job trends, there are close to 6 million jobs to be filled right now, a record number since the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics started tracking job openings in 2000. Another growing trend…
We post this to note that employees are becoming more informed about wages and employment law because of media and professional education. Help your employers raise standards of compliance by educating yourself on the state and federal laws for private employment. Robert Mercer, co-chief executive officer of Renaissance Technologies LLC, was sued by household staff…