by Rhonda Scharf | Jan 28, 2020 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Office Solutions, Uncategorized
I remember when I was hired as an EA to a Senior VP back in 1986. I felt like such a fraud. I was woefully underqualified, but fortunately, I knew my VP from working with him in the past, and I had a good reputation. Every second Friday, someone for HR would deliver...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jan 20, 2020 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Office Solutions
Some people go through life feeling like they have no control over anything. They think the things that happen to them—a promotion, getting fired, finding a mate—just sort of happen. They say things like, “It doesn’t matter how many hours I put in, my boss will never...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jan 14, 2020 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions
David died on Monday. He was 35 years old, had a wife, and suffered a massive heart attack. David worked with me at ON THE RIGHT TRACK for over eight years as my virtual assistant, and he is the longest-serving team member here. He was the machine behind the scenes of...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jan 7, 2020 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Office Solutions
Who are the people you associate with at work? Are they friends outside of work as well as at work? Do they motivate you, challenge you, inspire you to be the best? Or, are you spending time with the opposite type of person: the person who does the bare minimum,...
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...
