Every organization needs effective management in order to carry out its mission. A great office manager will understand the structure of her organization, communicate well with the organization’s staff and clients, and help steer the organization towards its goals by ensuring that the office ‘machine’ runs smoothly. Office managers are also great managers of time, and they frequently possess good negotiation skills to help manage personnel. Indeed, in many ways, office managers are the glue that holds an organization together; in the historic preservation context – where resources are often limited, and staff size is usually small – a skilled office manager will need to wear many hats and be a resourceful multi-tasker.