by Rhonda Scharf | Oct 17, 2018 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management
If you’ve been in your role for a few years, you pretty much know what to do in most situations. You know what needs to be done, how to do it, and when. You know that you need to bang the photocopier in the morning because it gets stuck in sleep mode, and you know...
by Rhonda Scharf | Apr 5, 2017 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions
Is life about winning and losing for you? Are you the kind of person who bets it all on one roll of the dice? I am a reality TV fanatic. I like the competition, the relationships, the plots and even the backstabbing on some of the shows. I am very aware that most of...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jan 19, 2016 | Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions
Help Me Rhonda, I think I’m addicted to my personal mobile phone at work. I realize I shouldn’t be using it during business hours, but I can’t help myself. I tell myself I need to have it on my desk in case my child’s daycare calls with an emergency, but when a friend...
by Rhonda Scharf | Oct 20, 2010 | Management, Office Solutions, Tips
I’m not proud of it, but I am a micromanager. I used to work for a micromanager. It wasn’t pleasant; it was hard on my self-confidence and I swore that I would never become a micromanager. “Mike” used to follow up on every detail; he used to give me step-by-step...