by Rhonda Scharf | Oct 17, 2018 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management
If you’ve been in your role for a few years, you pretty much know what to do in most situations. You know what needs to be done, how to do it, and when. You know that you need to bang the photocopier in the morning because it gets stuck in sleep mode, and you know...
by Rhonda Scharf | Oct 9, 2018 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management
While it’s normal to make mistakes, there are some common errors most new managers make. Knowing where these “potholes” are is the first step to avoiding them. Last week, we talked about “Management Lesson Number One” and not trying to remain “one of the...
by Rhonda Scharf | Oct 2, 2018 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Goal Setting, Management, Office Solutions
When I think back on some of the mistakes I’ve made, I’m surprised I even survived my career as a manager. That role is full of potholes, and I feel like I’ve stepped in most of them. [ctt template=”3″ link=”6YvGa”...
by Rhonda Scharf | Aug 7, 2018 | Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management
When I get together with administrative professionals at networking events, I’m surrounded by like-minded professionals who are not only proud of what they do—they’re good at it. But not all administrative professionals are like that. Some are not good because they...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jun 20, 2018 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management
In 1964 The Beatles had four albums in the top 100, including the unprecedented top two slots. They had a formula, and they repeated that formula over and over again. Their magic formula was simple, and it was more or less the same formula that all the top bands in...
by Rhonda Scharf | May 22, 2018 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management
If you were a superhero, what would be your amazing superpower? Would you be able to fly or become invisible? Could you breathe underwater or read people’s minds? Although it is probably quite handy to be a superhero, you don’t need to be one to have a superpower....
