by Rhonda Scharf | Dec 27, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management
My New Year’s Resolution is to stop being so busy. It seems that “busy” is a competition for everyone today. “How are you today?” “I’m really busy. You?” “Beyond busy.” I don’t want to be busy. Busy isn’t good. Busy is panic, lots of movement, but not big on results....
by Rhonda Scharf | Dec 17, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda
We do some of the silliest things while at work. We get comfortable with our co-workers, and we start considering our workspace an extension of our home. When that happens, we often cross that invisible line between professional and personal. When we work in close...
by Rhonda Scharf | Dec 9, 2019 | Communication, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management
At an executive leadership conference recently, the speaker asked the audience a really great question: “What do you wish your boss knew about you?” The audience became instantly engaged with the question, and it put me on a quest to ask the same of other admins. My...
by Rhonda Scharf | Nov 29, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Communication
I was in the airport recently (along with thirty-five of my new best friends) waiting for a maintenance delay to be over so we could all get to where we wanted to go. One gentleman in particular was not happy to hear that yet another delay had been posted for our...
by Rhonda Scharf | Nov 25, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Communication
What has happened to our culture that we don’t say “thank-you” anymore? I was in a drug store recently and made a sizeable purchase. At the end of the purchase, I said, “thank-you.” I really think that the cashier should have said “thank-you,” as I’m sure—considering...
