by Rhonda Scharf | Mar 28, 2023 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda
My week-long vacation included six full days on the beach. I read four books cover to cover (and the fifth one started), a beautiful dinner with my honey each night, time in the bathtub to soak and chat, followed by ten-plus hours of sleep each night. Less than an...
by Rhonda Scharf | Mar 17, 2023 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda
I was working with a client in San Francisco when I listened to the doctors’ meeting at my dad’s bedside. He had been in the hospital for a couple of weeks, underwent many tests, and was clearly not improving. We knew the meeting wasn’t going...
by Rhonda Scharf | Mar 12, 2023 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions
No one likes a creep, and scope creep is the same thing. We don’t like it! According to PMI’s The Pulse of the Profession 2018, 52% of all projects face scope creep in one way or another. We hear about it and understand how normal it is, but we want...
by Rhonda Scharf | Mar 6, 2023 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Help Me Rhonda, Office Solutions
It’s 8 pm, and you’re sitting on the couch after a long day at work; the phone rings, and it’s your executive calling, who happens to be traveling. You answer the phone knowing there will be a request for you to take care of … long after the day of work is over. He is...
by Rhonda Scharf | Feb 27, 2023 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Office Solutions
Are you feeling invisible at work? Do you feel like your hard work is going unnoticed? You’re not alone if you’re looking for ways to make yourself more visible and get the recognition you deserve. We are again at the 2023 Canadian Administrative...