by Rhonda Scharf | Dec 17, 2010 | Ask Rhonda, Help Me Rhonda, Office Solutions, Tips
I’ve opened my mouth and managed to get both feet in there! Sure, I’ve done that before—we all have—but this time I’ve hurt someone who matters to me and that makes me feel terrible. I jokingly say that I have a (self-diagnosed) disease that makes my lips work faster...
by Rhonda Scharf | Nov 23, 2010 | Management, Office Solutions, Tips
Business relationships are typically accidental. It’s not like we get to hire our friends, right? But every once in awhile, someone you meet at work becomes a friend for life. I interviewed Caroline Kemp to be my office manager in the spring of 2008. I hired someone...
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...
by Rhonda Scharf | Aug 25, 2010 | Tips
I buried my 19-year-old stepson this week. It wasn’t unexpected, but it was a shock. As Warren and I went through the painful task of laying his son, Leland, to rest, I learned an important lesson about the importance of community along the way. Community is...
by Rhonda Scharf | Jul 13, 2010 | Tips
Do you have pride in who you are, what you do, and what you have? When I say pride, I mean being or feeling proud—having self-respect. I don’t mean anything ego-based or some kind of sense of superiority. I mean that you are happy with what you have, who you are and...