by Rhonda Scharf | Feb 17, 2020 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Office Solutions, Uncategorized
Knock, knock! Who’s there? Interrupting cow. Interrupting cow who—Mojo! (Please pause for this interruption.) I admit I have a nasty habit that is incredibly annoying. Okay, so I have many annoying habits. But I’ll just talk about one here: I cut people off when...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jan 7, 2020 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Office Solutions
Who are the people you associate with at work? Are they friends outside of work as well as at work? Do they motivate you, challenge you, inspire you to be the best? Or, are you spending time with the opposite type of person: the person who does the bare minimum,...
by Rhonda Scharf | May 27, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Uncategorized
“Did you hear the latest about Rhonda? Last week she….” And so it goes. Typical office conversation. Gossip. It happens in every workplace and in every family. For some reason, we just love to talk about others. Perhaps it makes us feel better about ourselves, and...
by Rhonda Scharf | Mar 15, 2019 | Communication, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management
People today have a short fuse—everyone is stressed. And when people are stressed, they can become difficult to be around. Chances are, you’ve worked with at least one difficult person in your organization. You recognize the behaviors of a difficult person,...
by Rhonda Scharf | Nov 20, 2017 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Help Me Rhonda
Are you a Judgmental Communicator? Bob: Rhonda, we need to have a conversation about next week’s meeting. Rhonda thinks: Yeah—you’re just trying to get me to do all the work, aren’t you? Rhonda says: Certainly. When works best for you? Rhonda thinks: Please say...
