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.

Five Things You Can Expect of Generation Z

Laura StackSeptember 10, 2018

“Generation Z only knows a world that is hyper-connected, where by the tap of a smartphone, a pair of shoes can be delivered to their doorstep via Uber or … Read more

The Secret to Productivity May Be Air Conditioning

Laura StackJuly 20, 2018

Call them dinosaur-brains or Neanderthals, there are people in every business who live to make us miserable. They aren’t necessarily actively toxic, but … Read more

Sometimes You Need to Eat the Frog Later

Laura StackJune 15, 2018

We’ve all heard or read that it’s best to jump on your toughest tasks early in your work shift, using as a guide this famous aphorism: “Eat a live frog … Read more

If Your Office Is Dim, So Are You

Laura StackMay 14, 2018

“Dim lights are producing dimwits” – Joel Soler, American psychologist Do you find a dimly-lit workspace preferable to a brightly-lit office? Some people … Read more

5 Reasons Why Working Too Many Hours Is a Bad Idea

Laura StackApril 10, 2018

Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 30 … Read more

Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect. Deliberate Practice Does

Laura StackMarch 29, 2018

“Ten thousand hours is the magic number of greatness.” – Malcolm Gladwell, Canadian writer and journalist. Per the classic joke, we all know how to get to … Read more

4 Common Mistakes Made When Delegating

Laura StackFebruary 12, 2018

In a recent episode of the TV series Stranger Things, the four main characters, all young boys, show up at school on Halloween dressed as Ghostbusters. The … Read more

7 Benefits of Positive Emotion in the Workplace

Laura StackDecember 14, 2017

It should be obvious to anyone that when you’re happy, you’re more likely to do a better job at work. Clearly, some managers don’t care; we’ve all worked … Read more

How to Tell Who Is A Real High Performer

Laura StackNovember 16, 2017

We usually know high performers when we see them, because their stars shine bright in the workplace. But how can you tell the difference between a high … Read more

Americans Are Working Longer, But at Least Some of That Is at Home

Laura StackSeptember 22, 2017

At the end of June the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the results of its 2016 American Time Use Survey (ATUS). For the second year in a row … Read more