Signs You May Have Low Emotional Intelligence

by Rhonda Scharf | Oct 5, 2020 | Ask Rhonda, Help Me Rhonda, Uncategorized

Since the first day we have been asked to wear masks, I have seen discarded masks virtually everywhere. What goes through someone’s mind when they decide to not only litter (which I don’t understand) but discard a used face mask? Does it occur to them that someone has...

Raise Your Profile Before Return-to-Work

by Rhonda Scharf | Jun 8, 2020 | Ask Rhonda, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Uncategorized

The past three months have changed how we work. They’ve also changed the way people see us—or don’t see us. [ctt template=”3″ link=”Smld8″ via=”yes” ]The past three months have changed how we work. They’ve also changed the way...

Returning to the Workplace – Considerations and Responsibilities

by Rhonda Scharf | Jun 1, 2020 | Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Office Solutions, Uncategorized

Organizations are getting ready to reopen their workplaces.    Companies across North America and around the world are assembling task forces whose job it is to manage the massive undertaking of reopening. Administrative professionals are uniquely positioned to be...

Anxious About Returning to Work When Social Distancing Restrictions Lift?

by Rhonda Scharf | May 18, 2020 | Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Office Solutions, Uncategorized

Are you anxious about the plans to reopen your workplace? Most of us agree that we need to open our countries’ economic engines, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t nervous about returning to work, even if it’s part-time. It’s okay to feel anxious. It’s okay to worry...

Have A Procrastination Party

by Rhonda Scharf | May 11, 2020 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Uncategorized

I have a to-do list 18 miles long. Some days it is overwhelming, and some days I completely ignore it. I have a lot of things that I plan to get done. I just don’t get them done. I’m not really a procrastinator. I’m an optimistic over-achiever, and I have too many...

Have You Ever Been “Nervous”?

by Rhonda Scharf | Feb 26, 2020 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Uncategorized

  Sometimes “etiquette” seems to fly out the door, however, through no fault of our own. We want to act as professionally as we look and follow proper etiquette, but sometimes that’s hard to do. There is one example of when etiquette takes a back seat but with...