by Rhonda Scharf | May 20, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions
Have you ever stayed at work to get a rush job done only to be told that a last-minute extension was granted? Have you had a co-worker or supervisor take credit for work you did? How about having someone dump all the work on your lap because “they don’t have time?”...
by Rhonda Scharf | Apr 29, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management
How many times have you heard the advice “Just say no”? You tell someone you’re really busy at work, that you are working long hours and are exhausted and they think they are being helpful by telling you to say no. You know what occurs to me when I say that? “How I am...
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 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 18, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management
Are you Likable? People will never forget how you made them feel. It’s my favorite Maya Angelou quote. When people are working with you, personally or professionally, they remember how they felt when they were with you. That’s what charisma is to me....
by Rhonda Scharf | Mar 15, 2019 | Communication, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management
People today have a short fuse—everyone is stressed. And when people are stressed, they can become difficult to be around. Chances are, you’ve worked with at least one difficult person in your organization. You recognize the behaviors of a difficult person,...
