The Productivity Pro® Blog by Laura Stack - Time Management, Getting Things Done, How to Be More Productive

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January 7  from 10AM-11AM Mountain Time.

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Do you find yourself continually racing against time? Do you feel that you have so much to do that it’s difficult to get anything done? Managing time effectively is the key to managing your individual performance. Time management is much more complicated than making a list and checking things off. Learn how to set priorities and focus on what’s truly important, plan and schedule your day, and organize your time management system. Attend this special webinar with Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro®, and you’ll learn how to achieve Maximum Results in Minimum Time®. Get your work done efficiently and leave the office earlier!

Objectives:

* Seven reasons why planning should be done at the end of the day.
* An easy way to determine the most important tasks on your to-do list.
* The reason why productivity has nothing to do with the number of items you check off your list.
* Prioritize your daily tasks when everything seems urgent.
* The critical components of an effective time management system.
* How to schedule your day realistically in an uncontrollable world.

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This is your last chance reminder about the upcoming public seminar to be held next week on November 3. Laura Stack is holding two half-day seminars on Advanced Outlook Tips and Tricks. Outlook 2003 will be covered in the morning, and Outlook 2007 will be in the afternoon. Don’t miss this chance to learn high-level workflow processing with Microsoft Outlook. Sign up today for this valuable Outlook training.

To find details on the seminar, visit us online at http://theproductivitypro.com/s_publicworkshops.htm. The half-day seminar is just $99, or if three or more people from the same office attend it’s just $89 per person. We hope to see you there!

If you are unable to attend the live session in Denver, take a look at our Outlook Virtual Training. We offer ten hours of web based training on Outlook which will make you an Outlook power user!

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The Top Ten Commandments of Social Networking Etiquette:

1. Thou shalt develop a purposeful social media strategy.
2. Thou shalt dedicate yourself to really learning how to use the ones you choose.
3. Thou shalt not sell yourself before earning the right to do so.
4. Thou shalt not keep your browsers open all day.
5. Thou shalt turn off all notifications and alerts.
6. Thou shalt do real work during the day.
7. Thou shalt not use social media to waste time.
8. Thou shalt limit the number of visits to your social media sites.
9. Thou shalt post once and let the third-party software post the rest.
10. Thou shalt not update us when you go to the bathroom.

What would you add to this list?

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Are we born organized and productive, or are these learned traits? Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro(R), discusses this question. (C) 2009 Laura Stack. All rights reserved.

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Microsoft Outlook Virtual Training Products:

This isn’t just computer training. It’s real-world, reality-based workflow processing that helps you actually be MORE productive with Outlook, instead of wasting hours every day playing with it. I estimate most people know 10-20% of the capacities of Outlook. Even you Outlook experts will be shocked by what you don’t know you don’t know!

Now you can see a preview of all ten modules from Laura Stack’s Outlook training series! Visit us here to watch the previews and sign up for your training course: http://www.theproductivitypro.com/s_outlook-virtual-training-products.html. Take your office productivity to a whole new level with Outlook!

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Are your employees bogged down with business processes that make no sense? Laura gives an example of a United Airlines policy that not only inconveniences customers, but also wastes employee time. Eliminate business processes that don’t make sense! (C) 2009 Laura Stack. All rights reserved.

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