by Rhonda Scharf | Dec 20, 2021 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda
Our friends, Steve and Jayne, were over last night for an impromptu visit when the subject of dinner came up. We decided to go to a restaurant. However, we don’t have much choice in our small town; I know that Jayne has some challenging food sensitivities, and I...
by Rhonda Scharf | Dec 3, 2021 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda
My two daughters-in-law will deliver me granddaughters in January and February, and I’m pretty excited for 2022 to get here. We visited with my son Christopher and daughter-in-law Kelly last night. They are due in early February but are getting ready for her...
by Rhonda Scharf | Nov 22, 2021 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Office Solutions
Leadership is not about your title. It doesn’t matter if you have people who report to you or not. Those are definitions of supervision or management. Leadership and supervision are entirely different things. You can be a supervisor/manager who is or is not a...
by Rhonda Scharf | Nov 8, 2021 | Ask Rhonda, Help Me Rhonda, Office Solutions
Since Associations generally run on volunteer manpower, there must be a constant presence, a corporate “voice of” history, and consistency within the organization. Board of Directors (BoD) are often volunteers with a limited term and limited time to devote to...
by Rhonda Scharf | Sep 27, 2021 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda
I typically start my Minute Taking Made Easy workshops by asking my class if they like taking minutes. After a few chuckles and groans, the overwhelming response is no; they do not like it at all. I think it is fair to say that while we don’t like the task, most...