|By Tara Vossenkemper, Ph.D.

I ordered a desk for my home office. I just redid my basement and carved out space for a home office (all thanks to peel-and-stick wallpaper and a couple coats of paint). Took me a very long weekend, one full day of help from my mom, and more than one night of working...

Do you think your team could win the business Olympics?

Prompt: You are the coach and your team is losing an important game. Write a speech to motivate your team to a win.

I survey the field where the team works frantically. Sweat rolls off tiny faces as they perform their tasks in...

Prompt: Name your biggest pet peeve. Do you bring it to a person's attention when they annoy you with it. 

 I need to start by saying I don't necessarily get annoyed with this pet peeve; just a little sad. When I was a kid, like all kids, I had situations where I felt disappointed....