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Book of the Month
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Workforce Planning and Scheduling
Unreasonable Hospitality
The Fricks Collect: An American Family and the Evolution of Taste in the Gilded Age
The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
Supportive Accountability: How to Inspire People and Improve Performance
Martha Stewart's Gardening Handbook: The Essential Guide to Designing, Planting, and Growing
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Books
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Wine A Tasting Course: From Grape to Glass
Types Of Wine Glasses
Things Great and Small: Collections Management Policies (American Alliance of Museums)
The Winterthur Guide to Caring for Your Collection (Winterthur Decorative Arts Series)
The Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling
The Simple Art of Napkin Folding
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Collections
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Things Great and Small: Collections Management Policies (American Alliance of Museums)
The Winterthur Guide to Caring for Your Collection (Winterthur Decorative Arts Series)
For the Love of Books: Designing and Curating a Home Library
Collection Care: An Illustrated Handbook for the Care and Handling of Cultural Objects
Caring for Your Cherished Objects: The Winterthur Guide
Basic Condition Reporting: A Handbook, 5th Edition
Housekeeping
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The Pocket Butler's Guide to Good Housekeeping: Expert Advice on Cleaning, Laundry and Home Maintenance
The Folding Book
Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook
Laundry: The Home Comforts Book of Caring for Clothes and Linens
Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House
Field Guide to Stains
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Earning the Title of House Manager – Experience Matters
A new business model offers House Manager jobs to candidates with no prior experience in household management. The question our industry should be asking is what level of experience, judgment, and demonstrated competence should stand behind the title “House Manager”?
Why Staffing Challenges Appear in Well Run Estates
In many of the best run estates I work with, staffing challenges do not come from dysfunction or chaos. They come from growth.
The Agency Round Table
Join us on August 19 for the Estate Management Network’s Agency Round Table, a virtual panel bringing together leading domestic staffing agency owners for an open conversation on communication, job titles, confidentiality, and more. Hear directly from the people placing roles in today’s households, ask questions, and gain insight into the factors shaping successful staffing outcomes.
Walsh Signature Staffing
The Estate Management Network is pleased to welcome Walsh Signature Staffing as an Industry Partner. Led by Casey Walsh and Lauren Perry, this boutique agency specializes in placing top-tier domestic staff in ultra-high-net-worth homes across the United States.
Announcing the Career Rebuilding Phase of the Private Service Resiliency Initiative
We are excited to announce Stage 2 of the Private Service Resiliency Initiative: the Career Rebuilding Phase. As the first step, we have established a free job board for Los Angeles-area private service jobs.
Ask an Expert – Marc Sorensen Leandro on Emotional Intelligence in the Job Search
In our most recent Ask and Expert chat on the Estate Management Network Member’s app, recruiter Marc Sorensen Leandro shared his thoughts on the crucial role of emotional intelligence (EQ) in private service staffing.
Welcoming The Suite Staff to the Network
We’re happy to welcome The Suite Staff as an Estate Management Network Industry Partner. With an extensive tenure spanning over 18 years in the industry, The Suite Staff employs a meticulous approach to sourcing and vetting candidates, leveraging an expansive network and fostering referrals from both candidates and clients.
Aunt Ann’s In-House Staffing Becomes the Network’s 1st Benefactor Member
We’re excited to announce that Aunt Ann’s In-House Staffing has become the Estate Management Network’s first Benefactor Member! By joining at this level, Aunt Ann’s will be supporting our content
EMN MEMBER TALK // The Art and Science of Applying for Jobs
There is an entire art, science, and unspoken etiquette that vastly impacts how your candidacy is received. During this presentation from renowned career coach and job search expert Donna Shannon, learn the tricks to make sure you are on the top of the recruiters’ lists.
Are Agencies Working for You? // Q&A with Paul Ryan
At one of our monthly Member Talks, Paul Ryan, of Ryan Staffing Group, answered your questions about working with an agency and offered suggestions about how agencies can better serve candidates and EMs trying to place staff. PRO content.