The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Surge of Employees at Gates Foundation Brings New Challenges

Seattle

At the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation here, staff members have adopted a new motto: "Elbows in."

The phrase was one the chief executive's mom used when guests crowded the family dinner table, but these days "elbows in" has become Gates's catch phrase as it hires new employees at a rate of almost five per...

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