by Rhonda Scharf | Nov 17, 2022 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Help Me Rhonda, Office Solutions
His name was Todd, but I was to call him Mr. Donnelly while everyone else called him Todd. I was a receptionist in my first full-time job after college and was determined to climb the corporate ladder quickly. I was keen, excited, and incredibly disappointed. Mr....
by Rhonda Scharf | Jun 24, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management
Do you give effective feedback or negative criticism? Face it; no one likes criticism. Even when it is delivered in the kindest way possible, we don’t like it. And sometimes, feedback feels like criticism. It is crucial that before you ever give any criticism if you...
by Rhonda Scharf | Aug 17, 2017 | Ask Rhonda, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management
The answer may be the secret to getting the next one. “I just got passed up for another promotion. This is the third one in the last four years. I have a degree and great skills; I get excellent comments and scores on my yearly reviews, too. It seems impossible...
by Rhonda Scharf | May 23, 2017 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management
Meetings are the number-one time waster in the workplace, according to a study by Verizon Business. They say that the average executive spends approximately 50 per cent of their time in meetings. The average middle manager spends about 35 per cent of their time in...
by Rhonda Scharf | Feb 7, 2017 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Tips
Tom Brady just won his fifth Super Bowl ring. He is the most successful quarterback in NFL history, he has what appears to be a perfect life, has more success than anyone can imagine, yet he is not loved by all. He is not seen by all as the best, and he is not the...
