by Rhonda Scharf | Oct 10, 2022 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda
Your executive text you to say they are stuck in traffic on the way to the airport and will miss their flight. You immediately jump into action and jump online to see what other flight options are available. Even though your airline page is loading instantly, you are...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jul 18, 2022 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda
Do you walk your talk? Are you ethical? Do you say one thing and then do another? When I was EA to an SVP, I had one of the branch secretaries (that is the word we used back then) that I looked up to, even though I had the higher position, salary, and respect. I...
by Rhonda Scharf | Mar 28, 2022 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda
I’m a recovering control freak. At least I think I’m recovering. Warren would probably disagree with me entirely. When Warren, my husband, started working with me many years ago, I passed on to him tasks that I used to do. As an administrative and...
by Rhonda Scharf | Feb 24, 2022 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda
I jokingly say that I’m American bilingual. I am Canadian and speak English; however, some of the English in the US is different than Canadian English. I used to say, “it’s 20 degrees outside,” with a smile on my face, and my American friends...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jul 26, 2021 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda
We bought our current house last year. It was built in 1996, so it certainly wasn’t old nor falling down. It was completely stuck in the 90s, though. Blue siding, blue carpet, blue tile, blue everything. It was nice, just very dated. Since that time, we have...
