by Rhonda Scharf | Sep 28, 2020 | Ask Rhonda, Help Me Rhonda
BY BONNIE LOW-KRAMEN ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2020COVER STORY Bonnie Low Kramen and Jeremy Spake discuss compensation and the hard truths about how HR decides how much to pay you Opening Notes from Bonnie The title of this article has been a burning question for me for...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jan 20, 2020 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Office Solutions
Some people go through life feeling like they have no control over anything. They think the things that happen to them—a promotion, getting fired, finding a mate—just sort of happen. They say things like, “It doesn’t matter how many hours I put in, my boss will never...
by Rhonda Scharf | Dec 27, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management
My New Year’s Resolution is to stop being so busy. It seems that “busy” is a competition for everyone today. “How are you today?” “I’m really busy. You?” “Beyond busy.” I don’t want to be busy. Busy isn’t good. Busy is panic, lots of movement, but not big on results....
by Rhonda Scharf | Dec 17, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda
We do some of the silliest things while at work. We get comfortable with our co-workers, and we start considering our workspace an extension of our home. When that happens, we often cross that invisible line between professional and personal. When we work in close...
by Rhonda Scharf | Dec 9, 2019 | Communication, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management
At an executive leadership conference recently, the speaker asked the audience a really great question: “What do you wish your boss knew about you?” The audience became instantly engaged with the question, and it put me on a quest to ask the same of other admins. My...
