“What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas”: A well-known phrase that we all have etched on our brains and that captures precisely what we all understand by ‘confidentiality’. Let’s explore further this concept that forms a quintessential part of our business…
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Author: María José Núñez
Following our breakdown of discretion as being key to our service, today we will look at confidentiality. The meaning of the word is clear but in practice it is a complex concept.
The dictionary defines it as the quality of being confidential, meaning that something is said or done in confidence and with reciprocal security between two or more individuals. It can therefore be considered a element of information of which the objective is to guarantee access only to authorised persons.
This element must therefore take precedence over many others within the Personal Angel profession. This is due to a variety of (very) justified reasons:
- You work managing other people’s personal and family lives.
- The work involves handling complex lifestyles: People with High Net Worth and for whom discretion and confidentiality are of utmost importance.
- The client trusts that they can delegate any task that they require to the PA and this trust is always built upon a fundamental premise: Privacy.
Trust is indeed the basis of the Client-PA relationship and the confidentiality agreement forms the foundations of this trust for PAs and other professionals within the lifestyle management industry.
This is where the concept of becoming a ‘confidant’ comes from: PAs are like Guardian Angels and provide the security, determination and natural confidence that are required in order for there to be harmony and trust between the parties.
As we mentioned before, the concept is both simple and complex at the same time, in exactly the same way that our work as Personal Angels can be.
“Simplicity does not precede complexity, it follows it”
(Alan Perlis, American professor and computer scientist)
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La confidencialidad: privacidad absoluta
Autora: María José Núñez