by Rhonda Scharf | Apr 18, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management
Does it matter what other people at work think about you? In 1984, Sally Field won the Best Actress Oscar and during her acceptance speech, she famously cried out, “You like me! Right now, you like me!” It sounded so childish and innocent. Later, of course, she was...
by Rhonda Scharf | Apr 15, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda
Jim stood at my desk, all 6’4” of him, yelling at me—in front of everyone. His booming voice reverberated through the office. I was 19, in my first full-time job, and I was mortified. My reaction? I started to cry. Have you ever lost your emotional “cool” at work?...
by Rhonda Scharf | Apr 8, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management
Remember the game, Telephone, that we played as kids? One person would whisper a message to the person beside them, and they would whisper it along to the person beside them. When the message reached the end of the line and the last person shared aloud what the...
by Rhonda Scharf | Mar 29, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda
Have you ever felt like your company’s Wikipedia? Does it sometimes feel like you’re the only one in the office who knows anything? Or that if you aren’t there during the day to answer some of the most basic questions, things won’t get done? I have felt that way...
by Rhonda Scharf | Mar 25, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Goal Setting
Springtime always gives me a boost. It’s when I feel most motivated to clean my house and my car, and get my garden ready for planting. I love the feeling of putting away my Canadian winter clothing and lightening up for the warmer days ahead.There is a spring in my...
