It’s been a strange winter, hasn’t it? Extreme weather has blurred the lines so much that sometimes it was hard to recognize winter. But in the fields and on the beaches of the Hamptons, a new season is already beginning to assert itself. We are on the brink of...
So, you have decided to hire domestic help, and you have secured a staffing agency to lead a search. Great! Next, you spoke with the recruiter, described your needs, and agreed on a job description. Wonderful! Now that you’ve taken those steps, you have turned your...
The Southampton Holiday Parade was more dazzling than ever this year, with its dancing angels and glittering fire trucks. But even Santa might secretly wish sometimes for a bit of quiet at the holidays. Most living things naturally slow down during the winter,...
It’s here! Daylight Savings has arrived, which means we are a hop, skip and jump to the holidays. Time to deal with the annual puzzle of seasonal staff scheduling, It’s a given that many people in private service will likely be called upon to work during certain...
Decades spent in private service have only reinforced my slavish devotion to checklists. They function so beautifully, on so many levels, that I must take this moment to sing their praises. Thanks to a little thing called Systemic complexity, scientists tell us we...
