by Rhonda Scharf | Jan 16, 2023 | Ask Rhonda, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Office Solutions
We see reports on the news and online seemingly every day about the fantastic jobs available. We see the listings, and sometimes the salaries stated are significantly higher than we earn, and it is tempting to take advantage of the situation. It’s exciting, but...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jan 9, 2023 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda
Meetings bogged down with routine items? Consider a “consent agenda” If your Board wants to save time and streamline its meetings, consider using a “consent agenda.” A consent agenda is a group of routine discussion points wrapped into one single agenda item. Roberts...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jan 2, 2023 | Ask Rhonda, Help Me Rhonda, Tips
In the spirit of the “best of” lists that I love (and hope you do, too), I decided to look at all the blogs I have on my site. We have over 400 unique articles, some of which rise to the top in the analytics for our site. Here are our Top 10 Help Me Rhonda...
by Rhonda Scharf | Dec 23, 2022 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda
Treat other people the way you want to be treated. I grew up attending Sunday School, and this Golden Rule is one of the first and most important lessons I learned in my youth. Except it doesn’t translate as well as everyone hopes into day-to-day communication....
by Rhonda Scharf | Dec 19, 2022 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Help Me Rhonda
In English, we often use the phrase, “I’m sorry,” to acknowledge that things are not the way they should be, be polite, and for many of us, it is second nature as we were raised to say “I’m sorry” as part of our nature. But are you...
