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Laura Stack is America's premier expert in personal productivity. For over 20 years, her speeches and seminars have helped professionals, leaders, teams, and organizations improve output, execute efficiently, and save time at work. She’s the author or coauthor of 10 books, most recently, What to Do When There’s Too Much to Do. To invite Laura to speak at your next meet or register for her free weekly newsletter, visit www.TheProductivityPro.com. The above website link to www.TheProductivityPro.com MUST be clickable to receive permission to reprint the article. . This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Strategic Alignment is Critical to High Performance http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00159.htm Too Many Ideas! How Overthinking Can Damage Personal Productivity http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00158.htm The "Work Less, More Success" Guide to Time Management! http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00157.htm Personal Productivity as a Habit http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00156.htm How to Drive Workplace Productivity in a Virtual Office http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00155.htm Delegation and Workplace Productivity in the Global Village http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00154.htm How to Escape a Workplace Productivity Rut http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00153.htm Top Ten Time Management Traps for 2012 http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00152.htm Time Management Skills and the Extreme Work Week http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00151.htm Telecommuting: Creating a Productive Home Working Environment http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00150.htm How To Manage Crises While Maintaining Workplace Productivity http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00149.htm Tracking Down People For Follow-Ups, Answers, Reminders: Creating An Effective Babysitting System http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00148.htm Assertiveness and Direct Communication: Your Wording is a Critical Productivity Tool http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00147.htm How Leaders Can Get More Done Through Others: How Micromanagement Can Kill Productivity and Creativity http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00146.htm Productive Travel: Tips for Business Travelers http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00145.htm Dealing With Distractions and Interruptions: Strategies for Staying Focused on Important Tasks http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00144.htm The Productive Entrepreneur: Run Your 1-Person Business Like a 3-Person Business http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00143.htm By Popular Demand: Time Management for High School and College Students http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00142.htm Executive Time Management: How Time Management Changes As You Move From Middle Management To The VP/C-Suite Level http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00141.htm What's New In Microsoft Outlook Version 2010? Cool New Tips and Tricks http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00140.htm The Evils of Micromanaging, and How to Overcome Them http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00139.htm Lean Processes and DOWNTIME http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00138.htm Implementing Employee Engagement in Your Organization http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00137.htm Productivity Management from a SuperCompetent Perspective http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00136.htm Engaged Employees are More Productive http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00135.htm How to Empower Your Employees…and Yourself http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00134.htm SUPERCOMPETENT KEY #6: ATTITUDE http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00133.htm SUPERCOMPETENT KEY #5: ACCOUNTABILITY http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00132.htm SUPERCOMPETENT KEY #4: ACCESSIBILITY http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00131.htm SUPERCOMPETENT KEY #3: ATTENTION http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00130.htm SUPERCOMPETENT KEY #2: AVAILABILITY http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00129.htm SUPERCOMPETENT KEY #1: ACTIVITY http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00128.htm Resolve to Stop the Meeting Madness! http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00127.htm The 12 Dysfunctional Personal Productivity Personalities http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00126.htm Engaged Employees Are More Productive http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00125.htm Precision Social Media: Efficiency Strategies and Tactics http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00124.htm Greensizing for Productivity http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00123.htm I Spend Waaaaay Too Much Time on… http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00122.htm Ten Reasons Tasks Never Move off Your To-Do List (and how to fix it) http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00121.htm 55 1/5 Easy Ways to Boost Productivity Today http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00120.htm Spring Cleaning: Time to Get Organized! http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00119.htm Recessionary Productivity Strategies: How to Get Lean and Mean in 2009 http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00118.htm Productivity after dark – Making the Most of Short Winter Days and Long Winter Nights http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00117.htm Social Media - What, Why - And How To Be Productive http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00116.htm Importance of Productivity during Down Times http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00115.htm What’s a ROWE? Understanding the Results-Only Work Environment http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00114.htm Technology: a Productivity Blessing or Curse? http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00113.htm Sleep Your Way to a Productive Day! http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00112.htm Laura Stack’s Top Thirty Best Practices for Scheduling Your Day and Setting Appointments http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00111.htm Be a Productivity Role Model http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00110.htm How Communication and Connection Boost Employee Productivity http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00109.htm Paper or Plastic? Managing Your To-Do Lists http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00108.htm Productivity for Leaders http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00107.htm Time Management is Dead: The New Reality of Productivity http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00106.htm "How to Make the Most of 5:00-9:00 PM" http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00105.htm Lean and Mean in 2008: Go on a Low-Information Diet http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00104.htm New Year Resolution: Take a Fresh Look at Your Productivity Habits http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00103.htm Time-Saving Tips for the Holidays http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00102.htm Get Ready for Tax Time…in October? http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00101.htm How Do You KNOW When You Are Being Productive? http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00100.htm Being Productive While Working Out of a Suitcase http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00099.htm How to Look Like a Workaholic in a 40-Hour Workweek http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00098.htm Having a Value Focus http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00097.htm Becoming more efficient http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00096.htm What To Do With Low Priority Items On Your To-Do List http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00095.htm 4 Principles to Keep Your Space Neat and Tidy http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00094.htm "4 Principles to Keep Your Space Neat and Tidy" http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00093.htm Break Larger Projects into Smaller Tasks http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00092.htm Best Practices of the Resident Social, Child, and Family Coordinators http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00091.htm Make Productive Use of Driving and Commuting Time http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00090.htm Control Your Technology…Don’t Let It Control You http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00089.htm How to Keep Your Car Organized and Clean and Keep it From Being a Two-Ton Trashcan on Wheels http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00088.htm What Is The Best Time Management System? http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00087.htm Setting Up Your “Office” Space at Home http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00086.htm 10 Ways to Find More Time http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00085.htm Organizing Memorabilia, Photos, and Keepsakes (Otherwise known as “Where should I keep the wine cork from our first bottle of wine, honey?”) http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00084.htm You Must Find Time to Play http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00083.htm Using To-Do Lists: No One Can Use Just One http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00082.htm “True Priorities” published in Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul II http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00081.htm Inch by Inch: Continual productivity improvement http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00080.htm Maintaining the Energy You Need to Be Productive http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00079.htm Take Shortcuts to Get Common Tasks Done More Quickly http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00078.htm Take Time to Feed Your Brain http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00077.htm Proactive is Productive http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00076.htm Using Time Wisely: Proven Tips for Taming the Top 5 Time Wasters at Work http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00075.htm Get Out of Town! 5 Tips for Lightening Your Workload So You Can Take a Vacation http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00074.htm 7 Tips for Leaving the Office Earlier http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00072.htm Productive Teleconferencing: Planning, Process, and Protocol http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00070.htm Complete What You Start! How To Stop Doing Things Halfway http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00069.htm Organizing Your Kids’ Toys and Books. http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00068.htm Face Time: When You Can’t Stay Past Five http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00067.htm Make Time for Vacation http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00066.htm Time Management Tips for College Students http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00064.htm How to Leave Effective Voicemail Messages http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00063.htm How Bosses Should Work Effectively with Their Assistants http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00062.htm Meetings! Where Minutes are Kept and Hours are Wasted. http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00061.htm How to Leave Work at Work and Enjoy Your Personal Time http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00060.htm Achieving a State of ‘Flow’ at Work http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00059.htm Eliminating Energy Drains: Identifying http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00058.htm How to Read More Productively (Better Known as, Help, I've Been Swallowed By My Reading Pile!) http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00057.htm Super Bowl Time Management Tips http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00056.htm Eliminating Traffic Jams and Bottlenecks in the http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00055.htm You’re Dreaming! How Can Daydreaming Be http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00054.htm Where Did I Save That Document? Organizing Your Computer Files http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00053.htm Whose Crisis Is This? http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00052.htm Decisions, Decisions! Just Make One Already! http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00051.htm Never, Ever, Ever Do The Same Thing Twice. http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00050.htm Organizations as Ecosystems http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00049.htm Hey, What's Your Time Sign? http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00048.htm Spend Some Time on Myself? Who Has Time for That? http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00047.htm Butterflies and Postage Stamps: Distracted or Purposeful? http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00046.htm Understanding Your Personal Energy Cycle http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00045.htm I'm Going To Be On Time If It Kills Me http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00044.htm To Resolve or Not to Resolve http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00043.htm Turn Your Files Into Smiles http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00042.htm Do You Know Where You’re Going To? Creating Your Life’s Mission Statement http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00041.htm Have Your Goals And Eat Your Spaghetti Too! http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00040.htm Do You Know Where You’re Going To? Creating Your Life’s Mission Statement http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00039.htm Turn Your Files Into Smiles http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00038.htm Time Management: The New Rules of Engagement http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00037.htm The Organized Person: Nature vs. Nurture http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00036.htm The Organized Person: Nature vs. Nurture http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00035.htm Procrastination? Can We Talk About This Tomorrow? http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00034.htm Help! My Time is Completely Uncontrollable! http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00033.htm A Time to Telecommute: Is It Right For You? http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00032.htm Reducing “Desk Rage” in Your Organization http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00031.htm A Little Planning Makes the Holidays a Breeze http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00030.htm Managing Peace of Mind During Trying Times http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00029.htm Multi-tasking is Counterproductive: Shifting Mental Gears Downshifts Productivity http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00028.htm Electronic vs. Paper Organizers: Which is Best? http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00027.htm Stop Productivity Loss from Physiological Factors Part III http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00026.htm Stop Productivity Loss from Physiological Factors http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00025.htm Is There Enough Time to Do It ALL? http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00024.htm Productivity and The Victim Mentality http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00023.htm Outlook Tips and Tricks http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00022.htm Outlook Tips and Tricks http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00021.htm Oh, Your Picky-Picky Standards http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00020.htm Keep Your Job, Your Family, and Your Sanity http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00019.htm Keep Your Job, Your Family, and Your Sanity http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00018.htm The Importance of Planning and Prioritizing http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00017.htm Reducing Your Reading Pile: Handling Article Overload http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00016.htm Looking at Time Through the Lens of Leadership, Part III http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00015.htm Looking at Time Through the Lens of Leadership, Part II http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00014.htm Looking at Time Through the Lens of Leadership, Part I http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00013.htm The Five Boxes Organizing Technique http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00012.htm Personal Boundaries: Essential for Balance http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00011.htm Taming the Telephone http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00010.htm Prevent Technological Takeover http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00009.htm Professionals Must Simplify Their Lives http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00008.htm Taking Personal Responsibility http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00007.htm Fall Cleaning http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00006.htm Ban Burnout http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00005.htm How Can I Get Any Work Done If You’re Always Bothering Me? (Part I) http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00004.htm Spring-Cleaning for Your Office: Eliminate Piles with a Simple 6-Step System http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00003.htm EMAIL ETIQUETTE http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00002.htm ARTICLE EXCERPT FROM “TOOT YOUR OWN HORN” http://www.theproductivitypro.com/FeaturedArticles/article00001.htm