by Rhonda Scharf | Jul 26, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions
Taking Minutes: Less is More Minute-taking is often an admin’s least favorite task. I’ve heard from more than one person that they want to call in sick on the days they have meetings that require minutes. It appears that so many admins hate taking minutes because they...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jul 22, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda
I once had an affair… with my job. It started around 2001 and wasn’t just for a few busy weeks either; it went on for a couple of years. I cheated on my husband and my children, spending a significant amount of time away from them. I cheated them out of a time they...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jul 4, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda
Liz and I have been friends for over 10 years, and her husband is someone I’ve known for almost 50 years. Recently, I hired Liz to work for my company. Dangerous? I hope not. But it’s certainly something that could cause problems. That’s why I’ve given it a lot of...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jun 24, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management
Do you give effective feedback or negative criticism? Face it; no one likes criticism. Even when it is delivered in the kindest way possible, we don’t like it. And sometimes, feedback feels like criticism. It is crucial that before you ever give any criticism if you...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jun 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Below is a light transcript of this video. Grammar may not be perfect. Content is though! We have all had challenging situations in life where we have received the advice to “take the high road.” We intuitively know that we should, we don’t intuitively know how to...
