by Rhonda Scharf | Feb 5, 2024 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Self Care, Tips
Confrontation is hard. When to avoid it altogether, when to postpone it to a different place and time, and when to have it at the moment is a touchy decision in conflict resolution, where timing is everything. Knowing when to address a conflict, avoid it, and postpone...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jan 30, 2024 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Self Care, Tips
Tempers flared, curious onlookers were quiet, and eyes flashed daggers at me as she walked past. I asked, “What?” and her heated response was, “You want to get into this now?” and I said, “Yes!” Unfortunately, she didn’t and said as much as she stormed out of the...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jan 22, 2024 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Positive attitude, Self Care, Tips
If you are anything like me (and I’m guessing you are), inefficiencies annoy you. When you see someone do a task the long way, add steps that slow down the process, or are just too slow at what they do, you likely roll your eyes and wonder why they are doing...
by Rhonda Scharf | Apr 2, 2023 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda
I can smell the spring in the air. While I still see snow in my yard, the days are getting longer, the birds are louder, the trees are waking up, and I can smell that winter is finally ending. At this time of year, the annual “spring cleaning” bug...
by Rhonda Scharf | Aug 8, 2022 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions
I like organization. My closet is color-coded, my underwear is sorted and folded, and my socks are paired and put into a sock drawer. I use folders in Outlook, have a pen caddy, and clean my desk at night. I wouldn’t describe myself as obsessive...
