by Rhonda Scharf | Jul 29, 2024 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Self Care, Tips
My daughter-in-law mentioned she wanted to take the kids to a museum here in Ottawa while they visit next week. Naturally, I want to maximize my time with my kids and grandkids as much as possible without seeming negative or unwilling. Still, I knew a day at a museum...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jul 22, 2024 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Self Care, Tips
According to Mentorloop.com, 76% of people think mentors are important, but only 37% have one. We all instinctively know that we can learn from a mentor, and many of us feel compelled to give back to the next generation the benefits of our experience. Yet not all...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jul 12, 2024 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Self Care, Tips
I’m in my late 50s, and I still suffer from imposter syndrome at work from time to time. It hurts me when I compare myself to the younger and often more educated people I work with! What I thought would end with maturity has instead resurfaced! When I started my first...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jul 8, 2024 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Self Care, Tips
I’m the first to admit I’m a grammar geek, and when people make mistakes, it causes me to question their skills (sometimes proofreading; sometimes skill!). When I make mistakes, I’m mortified that I did something wrong, so I am always doing my best...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jun 25, 2024 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Self Care, Tips
When I wrote, Alexa is Stealing Your Job, in 2019, artificial intelligence was a subject very few people knew much about. I was excited about what it could do for our roles, and although the title of my book is negative, the contents are not. Since that time, the...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jun 17, 2024 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Self Care, Tips
In the workshops I’ve been delivering recently, we’ve had many conversations about boundaries. One boundary I recommend is limiting certain conversations we have at work. I am the first to admit that I am an open book. I love to have healthy debates and am...
