by Rhonda Scharf | Aug 19, 2024 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Self Care, Tips
When someone takes the time to compliment you or your work, it is more than a collection of nice words. They are recognizing your efforts, skills, or contributions. How do you respond to compliments at work? Do they sometimes make you uncomfortable, awkward, and...
by Rhonda Scharf | Aug 9, 2024 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Self Care, Tips
I hear a lot of complaints that people feel they have no room to grow in their current company. They may love where they work, but if they want to climb the corporate ladder to more responsibility and more money, they feel they need to leave that company, which is why...
by Rhonda Scharf | Aug 2, 2024 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Self Care, Tips
It is officially August. The nights (in Ottawa, at least) are starting to get longer and definitely cooler. The back-to-school ads are on full force (while many states have already gone back to school). The fall is a heartbeat away, and, like many of you, I’m...
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...
