by Rhonda Scharf | Dec 18, 2017 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management
Let’s face it … we spend far too much time in meetings. Each day in the United States there are approximately 25 million meetings, which represents a collective 15 per cent of any organization’s time. Meetings are meant to be productive, aren’t they? Meetings...
by Rhonda Scharf | Dec 5, 2017 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management
For whatever reason, lately I’ve been feeling overwhelmed by the amount of work I have sitting on my desk and on my computer. The volume is noticeably higher, the phone seems to be ringing more often, and I often feel like a chicken with its head cut off. I’m guessing...
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...
by Rhonda Scharf | Nov 15, 2017 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda
There are times when I’m a terrible listener. During conversations, I’ve been known to be distracted, judgmental, argumentative – or to partially ignore the person I’m chatting with. It isn’t that I don’t hear the person I’m speaking with, I certainly do. But it’s...
by Rhonda Scharf | Oct 25, 2017 | Ask Rhonda, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda
Many surveys have shown that more money alone doesn’t make a huge difference in the way people feel about their job. One of the biggest complaints people have is that they often aren’t paid enough for what they do. But is money really your biggest issue?...
