And the In the prime of his reign at the top of standard oil, John D Rockefeller kept a very interesting

daily schedule.

He managed his time in a somewhat unique way, and he had some eccentric personal habits.

And keep in mind, this is long after he got to the refinery at 6.30 a.m.

to sweep the floors.

At the time we're discussing now, standard oil was a well-oiled money-making

machine, mind the pun, and Rockefeller was its sovereign king. So let's cover some of the more intriguing pieces here and

these are in no particular order either so bear with me. He was in the office at

915 sharp every morning. He was huge for him, and he drove this point home saying,

punctuality was huge for him, and he drove this point home saying often,

quote, a man has no right to occupy another man's time unnecessarily."

He was always dressed to the nine's as well.

He wore a high silk top hat, carried an umbrella and his gloves, and he had the letter R engraved on his

cufflinks, and his shoes.

His shoes were so shiny they looked like a mirror.

In fact, Rockefeller believed so much in the idea that

shoes make the man that he had a shoe shine kit purchased for each department and

asked his employees to take advantage of it regularly.

An unusual recollection by employees of his was that nobody ever saw him actually get to the

office.

A secretary of his noted, quote, he is sly. I have never seen

him enter the building or leave it. Another colleague said something similar about his office presence stating,

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