by Rhonda Scharf | Jun 24, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management
Do you give effective feedback or negative criticism? Face it; no one likes criticism. Even when it is delivered in the kindest way possible, we don’t like it. And sometimes, feedback feels like criticism. It is crucial that before you ever give any criticism if you...
by Rhonda Scharf | May 27, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Goal Setting, Help Me Rhonda, Uncategorized
“Did you hear the latest about Rhonda? Last week she….” And so it goes. Typical office conversation. Gossip. It happens in every workplace and in every family. For some reason, we just love to talk about others. Perhaps it makes us feel better about ourselves, and...
by Rhonda Scharf | May 20, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Help Me Rhonda, Management, Office Solutions
Have you ever stayed at work to get a rush job done only to be told that a last-minute extension was granted? Have you had a co-worker or supervisor take credit for work you did? How about having someone dump all the work on your lap because “they don’t have time?”...
by Rhonda Scharf | May 10, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Communication, Help Me Rhonda
Don’t you hate it when you’re in the elevator with a stranger and neither of you says anything? Or when you’re waiting for a meeting to start and the silence is deafening? It can be uncomfortable, awkward, and stressful. That’s why we need to be able to...
by Rhonda Scharf | Apr 8, 2019 | Ask Rhonda, Efficiency, Help Me Rhonda, Management
Remember the game, Telephone, that we played as kids? One person would whisper a message to the person beside them, and they would whisper it along to the person beside them. When the message reached the end of the line and the last person shared aloud what the...
