When I met
Pam in the London office in 2011 I was surprised. I had never imagined
that Annie Sendall, our amazingly perfect office manager there at the time,
could be cloned. I was wrong. There you were, another magician making the
Kaiser world spin – on axis I might add – with just the flick of wrist. When I
got to know you better later on I realized that your ‘flick of a wrist’ was
actually the flex of a gigantic Atlas-sized bicep. You never shrugged, though,
so the world kept spinning.
Holding it
down on the West Coast for 2015/2016 with you was a godsend. Just when I might
feel utterly disconnected from the broader business I would get a call from you
about some form I had neglected, some thing I had entered incorrectly. I may
have even started neglecting those forms on purpose....
I especially
enjoyed that those calls did not come at 6am like most meeting requests from
clients and colleagues. Finally, someone who really
understood me – late to rise, working late (with a glass of wine), late to bed. This was one of your many gifts and one I will never forget. No matter how
many offices, consultants, partners, 401ks, dental plans, you always made us
feel known and cared for. All of us. Like I said, a MAGICIAN.
Thank you for
all your work over the years and I wish you best of luck in retirement. Your
invitation to Seattle still stands, so don’t be a stranger.
Leith
LEITH SHENSTONE
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