by Rhonda Scharf | Jun 16, 2020 | Ask Rhonda, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda
When I was a teenager, I wanted to be a school teacher. I’m not entirely sure why, but I think it had something to do with my perception that the job was easy (which was an incorrect perception), that it had predictable hours (do you remember thinking that your...
by Rhonda Scharf | Apr 28, 2020 | Ask Rhonda, Help Me Rhonda
When life gets back to normal, and we are working back in our offices each day again, what is your pandemic goal? What do you want to say you “did” while we worked from home or worked in a much smaller work environment (for those of you still going to the office each...
by Rhonda Scharf | Feb 3, 2020 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Uncategorized
Mr. Donnelly was the type of boss who believed that no one ever deserved perfect marks on their performance review. He felt that if he scored you 5 out of 5, you would have nothing to strive for. I felt that if I worked as hard as I possibly could and still couldn’t...
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 | 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,...
