by Rhonda Scharf | Jun 23, 2017 | Ask Rhonda, Goal Setting, Management
The first full-time job I applied to after college was as a receptionist at a real estate company. I wore my mother’s linen suit, silk blouse, and pearls to the interview. I was offered the job during the interview and I gladly accepted it. I was instructed that,...
by Rhonda Scharf | May 11, 2017 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions
When do you decide you’re under too much stress? When do you call in sick and take a mental health day? When do you put you at the top of your to-do list? Not often enough, I say — and when we do, it’s usually because our body has given us no choice...
by Rhonda Scharf | Mar 21, 2017 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions, Tips
Copyright: Image by StockUnlimited Have you ever had to tell someone that they need to shower more, find somewhere else to live or they’re too loud at work? Those kinds of conversations can be incredibly uncomfortable. According to a recent study, the average employee...
by Rhonda Scharf | Mar 10, 2017 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Office Solutions, Tips
I’m a pretty black-and-white thinker. I’m all about an action plan, a solution, a strategy. I provide solutions to my clients, my friends and my family. I can always come up with solutions to other people’s problems. It’s my issues that are the...
by Rhonda Scharf | Feb 1, 2017 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Efficiency, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Office Solutions, Tips
Is it OK to give up on your difficult person? There may come a time in your relationship with your difficult person when you realize it is never going to work out. You are never going to reach a middle ground. You are never going to change their behaviour. Is it OK to...
