by Rhonda Scharf | Sep 20, 2021 | Ask Rhonda, Help Me Rhonda
I’m sitting on an airplane, my first in 18 months, and we are an hour past departure time, and we are back at the gate with a maintenance issue. I was excited to get on an airplane again. I usually fly a few days a week, and flying is part of my identity really. I...
by Rhonda Scharf | Sep 5, 2021 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Help Me Rhonda
Do you ever wake up at 3:00 am and say, “Oh! I should have said X?” It is so frustrating not to say what you should say when you are in the middle of a conflict or a situation rife with anxiety. It is annoying to get the perfect response hours later when...
by Rhonda Scharf | Aug 30, 2021 | Communication, Help Me Rhonda
According to the book, Why only humans weap: Unravelling the mysteries of tears, the average man cries six times per year, while the average woman cries 30-64 times a year. I wasn’t sure how I felt about those numbers because I am not an outwardly emotional...
by Rhonda Scharf | Aug 23, 2021 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Help Me Rhonda
Have you ever listened to your voice mail message? Do you like how you sound? Have you listened to the words you are saying, or are you on auto-pilot saying the same thing you’ve been saying for years? Most people are in the latter category. Most outgoing voice mail...
by Rhonda Scharf | Aug 16, 2021 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda
When I sent out last week’s newsletter on out-of-office messages mistakes, I had a few of you respond to me privately as well as directly on our article (LINK) to say you have, sadly, seen these mistakes as well. Some of you even went so far as to admit you had...
