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.

The 5 Critical Things That a Good Manager Never, Ever Delegates

Laura StackDecember 31, 2014

Editor’s Note: It’s a TLNT holiday tradition to count down the most popular posts of the year. This is No. 18. Our regular content will return next … Read more

Getting Outside the Box: The 5 Behaviors of Successful Leaders

Laura StackDecember 30, 2014

Editor’s Note: It’s a TLNT holiday tradition to count down the most popular posts of the year. This is No. 25. Our regular content will return on Jan. 5, … Read more

Can You Recover After Making a Bad Workplace Decision?

Laura StackNovember 3, 2014

“Sometimes you make choices, and sometimes choices make you.” — American writer Gayle Forman No matter where you stand in the company hierarchy, no matter … Read more

8 Ways to Help Make Your Office Meetings More Tolerable

Laura StackOctober 31, 2014

Editor’s Note: Readers frequently ask about past TLNT articles. That’s why we republish a Classic TLNT post every Friday. Meetings are indispensable when … Read more

You Can Frequently Boost Productivity by Simply Saying “No”

Laura StackOctober 28, 2014

“Not just no, but HELL no.” — Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s response when asked to surrender. In a corporate environment where a can-do, … Read more

Why Transparency Matters — Both For You and Your Company

Laura StackOctober 22, 2014

“Even the oldest trees aren’t ashamed to stand naked.” — Marty Rubin, American author How transparent is your organization? Does every person in every … Read more

The 5 Critical Things That a Good Manager Never, Ever Delegates

Laura StackOctober 3, 2014

“Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don’t interfere as long as the policy you’ve decided upon is being carried … Read more

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Office

Laura StackSeptember 26, 2014

“Right now, this is a job. If I advance any higher, this would be my career. And if this were my career, I’d have to throw myself in front of a … Read more

How to Help Mediate and Settle a Workplace Conflict

Laura StackSeptember 19, 2014

“An ounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation.” — Joseph Grynbaum, American mediator. In any group greater than two … Read more

How You Can Put “Lead” Back Into Leadership

Laura StackSeptember 10, 2014

Many people split the world into dualities: You’re either this or that. Positive or negative. On or off. Black or white. But in reality, human behavior … Read more