by Rhonda Scharf | Apr 3, 2018 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Goal Setting
I’m in the process of writing my “Mother of the Groom” speech and reliving many memories of my son when he was small. It’s making me emotional but above all, very proud of the man he has become. I remember when my boys were little, how they loved to sit and look at...
by Rhonda Scharf | Mar 23, 2018 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management
Stuck in Your Career? You Can Get Unstuck—Here’s How I’ve recently been talking to some people who say they are stuck in their careers. They want to climb further up the corporate ladder. They want a better paying job, one that maximizes their strengths, offers more...
by Rhonda Scharf | Feb 21, 2018 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda
One space or two? Spoiler alert: It’s one Just because you’ve always done something one particular way, doesn’t mean you should continue to do it that way. Especially when everyone is telling you it’s now the wrong way. In several of my...
by Rhonda Scharf | Feb 20, 2018 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management
Times change. Hairstyles change, music changes, cars change, and even language changes. Business writing changes, too. You may have learned how to do business writing a certain way, but that doesn’t mean it’s still the correct way, today. Some of the changes I like,...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jan 24, 2018 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Help Me Rhonda
When I was in high school our English papers were graded harshly. If we used an extra comma or the wrong punctuation, we would lose one mark for each occurrence. I learned very quickly to pay attention to my writing and to ensure I didn’t use too many commas. Times...
