by Rhonda Scharf | May 30, 2022 | Ask Rhonda, Help Me Rhonda
They are everywhere. They are on the interstate, in the line-up at your favorite coffee shop, at work, next door, and even related to you. Difficult people are everywhere, and if your strategy is to avoid them, you’ll spend a lot of time alone at home. Instead,...
by Rhonda Scharf | Mar 28, 2022 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda
I’m a recovering control freak. At least I think I’m recovering. Warren would probably disagree with me entirely. When Warren, my husband, started working with me many years ago, I passed on to him tasks that I used to do. As an administrative and...
by Rhonda Scharf | Mar 21, 2022 | Ask Rhonda, Help Me Rhonda, Office Solutions
Have you ever had a relationship with someone, and it immediately didn’t feel right? It felt like there was some tension in the relationship, and you weren’t sure why? Unintentionally, we often create conflict. We rarely see that we are at fault and are...
by Rhonda Scharf | Mar 14, 2022 | Ask Rhonda, Help Me Rhonda, Office Solutions
When I recently asked a group of attendees at a workshop if a coworker has ever backstabbed them, the overwhelming (almost 100 percent) was, Yes! Backstabbing: betrayal (as by verbal attack against one not present) especially by a false friend….Merriam Webster...
by Rhonda Scharf | Feb 16, 2022 | Ask Rhonda, Help Me Rhonda, Office Solutions
Whether they are personal or professional, no one likes having difficult conversations. They make you anxious and uncomfortable, and they make the other person anxious and uncomfortable. But they need to be done. If we avoid them, we create a much bigger situation...
