Out of Whack: Five Reasons Tracking Work Time Wastes Time
by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE “Here’s my timesheet, filled out in increments of 15 minutes. As usual, I coded the useless hours spent in meetings as “work,” whereas the time I spent in the shower...
View ArticleThree Steps to Greatness: Using Your Habits to Influence Your Goals
by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE “First, forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit is persistence in practice.”— Octavia Butler, America...
View ArticleShutting It Down: How to Be a Productive Project Closer
by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE “A project is complete when it starts working for you, rather than you working for it.” — Scott Allen, American computer programmer and author. In business, there are...
View ArticleMaking the Right Choices: Five Observations About Intuitive vs. Analytical...
by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE “Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.” Peter F. Drucker, Austrian-American Father of Productivity. Making solid decisions is...
View ArticleSharpening Your Tools: Six Reasons Why Mental Fitness Matters in the Workplace
by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE “To survive, a man needs food, water, and a sharp mind.” Louis Zamperini, Olympic runner and World War II veteran and POW This isn’t a just another blog about how to...
View ArticleTrue Performance: Five Ways to Avoid Fake Productivity
by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE “Better productivity means less human sweat, not more.”—Henry Ford, 20th century automobile manufacturer. We all know the classic definition of increased productivity:...
View ArticleIt’s Not (Completely) What You Think: Five “New Age” Management Techniques
by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE “To thrive in this new age of hyper-change and growing uncertainty, it is now imperative to learn a new competency—how to accurately anticipate the future.”—Dan Burrus,...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Coaching: Six Ways It Can Boost Productivity
by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE “Coaching isn’t therapy. It’s product development, with you as the product.”—Fast Company magazine. Business experts often cite coaching as an effective way of enabling...
View ArticlePost-COVID Productivity: Five Ways It’s Going to Improve Our Performance
by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE “Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.”—African Proverb While we may be premature in assuming that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic has passed with the Delta...
View ArticleAs COVID Went, So Went the Nation: The Results of the 2020 American Time Use...
by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE “Suspect each moment, for it is a thief, tiptoeing away with more than it brings.”—John Updike, American novelist Since 2003, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has...
View ArticleStaying Productive During the Never-Ending Pandemic: Four Things to Try When...
by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE “Productivity isn’t about being a workhorse, keeping busy, or burning the midnight oil… it’s more about priorities, planning, and fiercely protecting your time.”—Gary...
View ArticleThe Third Year In: How Remote Work Has Changed Our Time Use
by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE I’ve been a remote work-at-home professional for 30 years. I’ve never had a traditional brick and mortar office, and I’m the most productive person I know. (That...
View ArticleUpskilling: Four Simple Steps Toward Upgrading Your Work
by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE In a rapidly changing environment, it’s no surprise that new “buzzwords” occasionally pop up on your bingo card. One of recent example is upskilling. At first glance,...
View ArticleReturn-to-Office Resistance: Adapting to the New Status Quo
by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE Few things have changed the modern workplace more than the COVID-19 pandemic. Large-scale remote work, which many corporations tried and discarded as unmanageable not so...
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View ArticleGeneration Z Productivity: What to Expect from the Newest Worker Demographic
by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE “…A new generation is on the rise, and the first step to communicating with them is understanding they aren’t just another Millennial.” ― Pamela La Gioia, American...
View ArticleTaking it Easier: Four Arguments for a Shorter Work Week
by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE “Don’t count the days; make the days count.” ― Muhammed Ali, American boxer. We’d all like to work less, wouldn’t we? It would be nice to take our retirement in...
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