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.

Leadership 101: How to Help Your Team to Be More Productive

Laura StackApril 9, 2013

In some situations, the concept of taking accountability for productivity and performance extends beyond your own job — especially when you find yourself … Read more

Helping Employees Improve: You Gotta Do More Than Just Point Fingers

Laura StackMarch 22, 2013

“When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.” — Louis Nizer, noted American trial … Read more

Powering Productivity, or 4 Ways to Bust Through The Office Bureaucracy

Laura StackMarch 14, 2013

“Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.” — French author Honoré de Balzac. “Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when … Read more

Slow Decisions Can Murder Your Company’s Momentum

Laura StackMarch 8, 2013

“A peacefulness follows any decision, even the wrong one.” — Rita Mae Brown, American novelist. The ability to consistently make good, solid decisions lies … Read more

Want to Succeed as a Leader? Then You Need to Tighten Your Focus

Laura StackMarch 4, 2013

The modern leader’s biggest problems rarely stem from a lack of commitment or work ethic. Most of us are quite willing to work hard, and often for a … Read more

Getting Others to Implement Your Workplace Strategy

Laura StackFebruary 26, 2013

“The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy.” — Harvard Professor Michael Porter Your value as a leader stems … Read more

The Micromanager’s Dilemma: Getting Control When You’re Out of Control

Laura StackFebruary 14, 2013

A forceful personality can provide certain advantages in a competitive workplace, helping you work your way up the ladder more quickly than you otherwise … Read more

How to Create a Culture of Speed in Your Workplace

Laura StackFebruary 1, 2013

“If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough.” — Mario Andretti, American race car driver. “The world is changing very fast. Big will … Read more

A Failure to Communicate: Working on Getting Your Message Across

Laura StackJanuary 29, 2013

One of the traits that sets humans apart from the rest of Creation is our ability to communicate in great detail, with a minimum of confusion and … Read more

One Key to Leadership Success: Managing Your Availability

Laura StackJanuary 25, 2013

One key to leadership success is limiting your availability. To be a strategic enabler of business, you must find the time to be strategic. Therefore, you … Read more