by Rhonda Scharf | Feb 27, 2023 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Office Solutions
Are you feeling invisible at work? Do you feel like your hard work is going unnoticed? You’re not alone if you’re looking for ways to make yourself more visible and get the recognition you deserve. We are again at the 2023 Canadian Administrative...
by Rhonda Scharf | Dec 23, 2022 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda
Treat other people the way you want to be treated. I grew up attending Sunday School, and this Golden Rule is one of the first and most important lessons I learned in my youth. Except it doesn’t translate as well as everyone hopes into day-to-day communication....
by Rhonda Scharf | Dec 19, 2022 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Help Me Rhonda
In English, we often use the phrase, “I’m sorry,” to acknowledge that things are not the way they should be, be polite, and for many of us, it is second nature as we were raised to say “I’m sorry” as part of our nature. But are you...
by Rhonda Scharf | Sep 20, 2022 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Help Me Rhonda
I grew up going to Sunday School each week and learned The Golden Rule from a very young age, “Treat other people as you want to be treated.” My memory of those classes told me that meant I needed to be polite, kind, and treat others with respect....
by Rhonda Scharf | Sep 10, 2022 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Help Me Rhonda, Office Solutions
Imagine this. Monica was upset that she wasn’t included in the initial admin training workshop you arranged. It was limited attendance, and you chose the 25 admins that you felt would be best suited for the workshop, and she wasn’t one of them. She interpreted that...