by Rhonda Scharf | Aug 21, 2023 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Tips
You’re attending a professional conference and don’t know anyone else attending. There is a networking reception on the opening night, and you dread going. How will you chat with others you don’t know? What will you chat about, or will you end up...
by Rhonda Scharf | Aug 15, 2023 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Tips
Dealing with difficult people is a challenge, but you can overcome it by following a few simple steps. I know this because I’m that person who is sometimes difficult to deal with and I can fix difficult situations too. I don’t intend to be difficult; that...
by Rhonda Scharf | Aug 7, 2023 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Tips
My first full-time job directly out of college was as a receptionist. It was exactly what I needed then, and I loved it. I was ready to spread my wings, have my own apartment, and do all the things that 19-year-olds do. I worked in a very busy office for a national...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jul 31, 2023 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Tips
You’ve just been pampered and treated like royalty for a week (or more). Maybe you’ve been away with family, on a sun-kissed beach, or exploring new cities and cultures. It doesn’t matter if you’ve left your home; it is time to return to work...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jul 12, 2023 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Tips
Warren and I like to tease each other while in the office with lines such as, “You’re not the boss of me.” I like to remind him I am, but it isn’t about authority or telling each other what to do. Control and being in charge are very confusing....
by Rhonda Scharf | Jul 12, 2023 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Tips
Each time I visit Florida, I comment on the number of “old people.” They are everywhere, which causes traffic to be constant at any time of the day because they aren’t working like the rest of us. Then it dawned on me that I’m getting much...
