Laura Stack

Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE, aka The Productivity Pro®, gives speeches and seminars on sales and leadership productivity. For over 25 years, she’s worked with Fortune 1000 clients to reduce inefficiencies, execute more quickly, improve output, and increase profitability. Laura is the author of seven books, including Doing the Right Things Right: How the Effective Executive Spends Time.

When It Comes to Workplace Success, It’s Usually Substance Over Style

Laura StackFebruary 13, 2014

“Don’t settle for style. Succeed in substance.” — Wynton Marsalis, American jazz trumpeter Some people believe that how something looks, or the … Read more

Yes, You Really Do Need to Deal With That Slacker on Your Team

Laura StackFebruary 6, 2014

“A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he set out, will have condemned himself to second-hand thoughts and to second-rate friends.” — Cyril … Read more

Cultivating Confidence: 5 Keys to Keep You on the Road to Success

Laura StackJanuary 30, 2014

“A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.” … Read more

How to Make Sure You Have Engaged and Empowered Employees

Laura StackJanuary 22, 2014

When you have a lot at stake or a very high interest in an outcome, you’re more likely to do a better job (or at least try to). Your team members feel the … Read more

6 Tips to Help Deal With Change on the Job and in Life

Laura StackJanuary 15, 2014

The only constant in business is change. One way or another, waves of transformation constantly flow through most organizations as they fight to get or … Read more

The 1% Solution to Making 2014 Your Most Productive Year Yet

Laura StackDecember 23, 2013

I’m not a big believer in New Year’s resolutions. Frustrated by bad habits like procrastination, disorganization, or a lack of exercise, many of us vow to … Read more

Outgrowing the Old: The Necessity of Change Management

Laura StackDecember 10, 2013

“He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.” — Harold Wilson, former British … Read more

The Importance of Removing Obstacles to Your Team’s Success

Laura StackDecember 3, 2013

“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” — Booker T. Washington, … Read more

How to Build Your ROI by Building Up Your Team’s As Well

Laura StackNovember 26, 2013

“Employees are the most valuable asset that any organization has. In the past managers said ‘jump” and the employees said, ‘How high?’ Now, the … Read more

10 Reasons to Focus Your Workforce on Value of Teamwork

Laura StackNovember 18, 2013

“There’s no ‘I’ in team, but there is in win.” — Michael Jordan, retired American basketball star. Those of us who gravitate toward … Read more