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A Fun Little Tool for Increasing Productivity

Posted on 10/20/2011 by ·

It's frustrating to want to print from a website when the formatting doesn't work. It's inefficient to try to copy and paste into another document to print. I found a useful little tool on the web that makes it easy to print from websites, so I wanted to share it with all of you! Check out PrintFriendly when you need to print from a website. It allows you to see a preview of how your printed page would look, and also allows you to print as a PDF. Just enter in the url you want to print from:               Click "Print Preview" to see what your page will look like, then select Print or PDF and you're all set!                   Increases efficiency, saves ink, and saves time. Very … [Read more...]

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Laura Stack’s EFFICIENCY DIGEST: July 2011

Posted on 07/29/2011 by ·

While we commend you for setting proper boundaries and not getting caught in digital quicksand, here’s a little digest so you can catch-up with Laura all in one place … what WILL you do with the extra time YOU have? Productivity Pro® Blog Leaders: Get More Done Through Others! How Micromanagement Can Kill Productivity & Creativity Productivity Minute Video: Procrastination – Can We Talk About This Later? SuperCompetent Speaking: How to Cram LOTS of Information in Limited Time During Which Period of the Day DO YOU Feel Most Productive? Facebook Fan Page Laura Stack > I'm pleased to be featured with fellow National Speakers Association board member and legendary speaker Brian Tracy in the Success Magazine Audio Series "Boost Your Productivity." Laura Stack > You … [Read more...]

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Productivity Minute Video: Get a Move on and Make a Decision

Posted on 04/08/2011 by ·

Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro(R) talks about the importance of making decisions so your productivity doesn't get stopped in its tracks. (C) 2011 Laura Stack, All Rights Reserved https://theproductivitypro.com … [Read more...]

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Increasing Productivity: Productivity Minute Video: Create a Process to Simplify the Task

Posted on 03/22/2011 by ·

Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro(R), shares tips on increasing efficiency by creating processes in order to simplify tasks. (C) 2010 Laura Stack, All Rights Reserved … [Read more...]

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Productivity Minute Video: Do Your Picky Standards Keep Others From Helping You

Posted on 02/04/2011 by ·

Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro(R), shows you how your standards may be holding others back from assisting you. (C) 2010 Laura Stack https://theproductivitypro.com … [Read more...]

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Productivity Minute Video: Get Things Done Without Doing it Yourself

Posted on 10/15/2010 by ·

Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro(R), gives tips on conquering the to-do list without doing it all yourself. (C) 2010 Laura Stack. All Rights Reserved. www.theproductivitypro.com … [Read more...]

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Productivity Management from a SuperCompetent Perspective

Posted on 09/15/2010 by ·
Webinar 17. SuperCompetent: The Six Keys to Perform at Your Productive Best by Laura Stack #productivity

As you probably know, John Wiley and Sons released my latest book, SuperCompetent: The Six Keys to Perform at Your Productive Best, this past August 9. Like my previous books, SuperCompetent addresses productivity from an individual viewpoint, in this case describing how the reader can achieve career success by applying six specific productivity keys in the workplace. Within days of its release, a client asked me how SuperCompetent applies to managing people, not just individual productivity. In other words, how does the Six Keys philosophy work in a team environment? This set me to thinking, especially when I considered the issue of employee engagement (last month's newsletter article), and how that factor impacts productivity. Formulating the Matrix Because engagement is a … [Read more...]

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Work Life Balance: Video – Getting Ready for the Next Day at Night

Posted on 08/26/2010 by ·

Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro(R) shares how to make mornings easier by planning at night. (c) 2010 Laura Stack. All Rights Reserved … [Read more...]

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Increasing Productivity: If You Think It, Ink It!

Posted on 08/24/2010 by ·

Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen. -- John Steinbeck My father had a saying he used to repeat often. He always carried around one of those little Mead spiral notebooks, which he liked to call "his brain," and whenever an idea would strike him he'd write it down and say, "If you think it, ink it!" That used to just drive me crazy…but Dad was absolutely right. You can't depend on your meat brain to remember everything, especially when you're in the middle of another task. Nor is it a good idea to drop the task you're working on and go haring off after the new idea. Oh, you can do that, but if make a habit of it you'll never finish anything—and your productivity will be shot to heck. So when you have a random thought … [Read more...]

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Workplace Productivity: Tips for Maximum Enjoyment as an Administrative Assistant

Posted on 05/10/2010 by ·

1. Don’t take personalities personally. I have heard many stories from admins whose boss was a grouchy type of person, who say to me, “Oh, he doesn’t like me. We just don’t get along.” When the boss gets a promotion she thought, “I’m going to be left behind.” He said, “Are you kidding? I can’t do anything without you.” Do not think that just because someone is in a bad mood that it reflects on you, or if someone has a crotchety personality that s/he doesn’t like you. Always be your capable, competent, positive self. 2. Change your focus. Focus on the 175 things that you did right today, not the one thing that you did wrong. So many people get upset when they make a little mistake. They made a typo in a letter or sent an email to the wrong person or copied someone they shouldn’t have. … [Read more...]

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