by Rhonda Scharf | May 5, 2025 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Self Care, Tips
I started full-time work in 1984, and I realized that was before many of you were even born; it feels like the Dark Ages compared to what we do now, but many of the skills are still relevant today. How we do our job might look slightly different, but what we do is...
by Rhonda Scharf | Apr 27, 2025 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Self Care, Tips
I’m a direct communicator. I love efficiency and want to be a concise communicator, so I look to save time, minimize confusion, and get straight to the point. I like it when people communicate with me that way … most of the time. The reality (and my experience) shows...
by Rhonda Scharf | Apr 21, 2025 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Self Care, Tips
Every year, Administrative Professionals Day rolls around with flowers, cards, and kind words—and while those gestures are appreciated, they’re not always enough. Because behind every smoothly running office, every last-minute miracle, and every...
by Rhonda Scharf | Apr 14, 2025 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Self Care, Tips
We all have that coworker. Maybe they’re passive-aggressive, blunt to the point of rudeness, self-centered, thrive on drama, complain constantly, or seem to rub everyone the wrong way. And we know that person is exhausting. We dread seeing them at work,...
by Rhonda Scharf | Apr 4, 2025 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Self Care, Tips
I remember my first day of high school, my first day at my new job, and the first time I went on a date. I was scared. Getting married, having a baby, and buying our first home all scared me. Scared of the unknown. Those experiences were all good things, but my fear...
by Rhonda Scharf | Mar 19, 2025 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Self Care, Tips
I get it. The boss is human and likely far from perfect. I complain about my husband, and I love him, so it is natural to complain about someone we work with, often spend a lot of time with, and sometimes don’t have much in common. It’s tempting to vent;...
