Are We Enablers of Exclusion?
Last year, I posed a question to my largely female Instagram audience, wondering if they would feel secure or at ease enough to delegate the… Read More »Are We Enablers of Exclusion?
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The Power Mirage of Micromanagement
I stumbled on an online conversation some women were having a few years ago, each of them stating reasons why they were not comfortable assigning… Read More »The Power Mirage of Micromanagement
When the Mistakes and Errors get too many
I have see many employers willing to accommodate some mistakes and errors of new domestic staff upon resumption. But how many mistakes does it take… Read More »When the Mistakes and Errors get too many
Unlearning Packaging
I had a pastor a few years back who used to say that the reason Adam failed the test in the garden of Eden was… Read More »Unlearning Packaging
Unlearning Ownership
It was about two weeks ago I came across a post on social media. A woman wrote in for suggestions on how to get lice… Read More »Unlearning Ownership
Unlearning Perfection
This will be the first of many blogs in a series I will tag UNLEARNING. There are many ways we approach domestic staffing that… Read More »Unlearning Perfection
Managing and Maximizing Two or more Domestic Staff Effectively
More and more families are beginning to see that with the amount of work to be done in their homes around housekeeping, cooking and childcare,… Read More »Managing and Maximizing Two or more Domestic Staff Effectively
Paying or Grooming?
I am gradually settling for the thought that there are only two pathways to get your ideal domestic staff: It’s either you are paying for… Read More »Paying or Grooming?
Are you really a perfectionist?
“I can hardly keep these domestic staff. They are so lazy. I am a perfectionist and I can’t stand dirt. So it is better for… Read More »Are you really a perfectionist?
5 Domestic Staffing Tips for 2020
From the title, you are probably wondering that of all the places lessons could be picked from, we had to go all the way to… Read More »5 Domestic Staffing Tips for 2020