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

In partnership with our sponsor, Day-Timer(R), please join Laura Stack for a complimentary webinar based on her newest book, SuperCompetent: The Six Keys to Perform at Your Productive Best (Wiley, August 9, 2010).

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/178545971

This work culminates Laura’s 18 years of studying the art and science of personal productivity and describes the six behaviors high-achieving employees demonstrate over their lower-performing peers.
all of us must learn to be competent—and not Simply Competent—but SuperCompetent(R). In this competitive economy, just being able to do your job is no longer enough. Competence is expected; you’ve got to be SuperCompetent(R) to get an edge.

Whether you’re an employee, an entrepreneur, a team leader, or all of the above, SuperCompetent will give you proven methods to reach your and your team’s maximum potential and achieve breakthrough results. You’ll get to your productive best by mastering six keys to peak performance:

1. Activity: the value and importance you place on your work
2. Availability: your ability to master your schedule
3. Attention: the capacity to focus intently and concentrate on tasks
4. Accessibility: the ability to organize the inputs and outputs in your life
5. Accountability: the extent to which you take personal responsibility for your actions and outcomes
6. Attitude: your motivation, drive, and proactiveness

Register today – space is limited!

Announcing three new opportunities to take Microsoft Outlook online instructor-led training with Laura Stack LIVE!  Only $39 includes one-hour training webinar and detailed workbook.

August 18, 2009 Sponsored by Day-Timer

August 20, 2009 Sponsored by Five Star Speakers

September 4-November 13 (10-part series on Fridays) Sponsored by the International Association of Administrative Professionals

Our first virtual Microsoft Outlook webinar series was such a huge success that we’re doing it again! The new series begins May 22, 2009 with Microsoft Certified Specialist Laura Stack.

I’m going to present 10 modules covering various aspects of Outlook, step-by-step. 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 will share my desktop and show my computer screen LIVE using my actual Microsoft Outlook software. This is not PowerPoint! It is a real-time demonstration. Even you Outlook experts will be shocked by what you don’t know you don’t know!

Each webinar is very affordable at $39 per person. If you attend all ten, the price is discounted to $349 per person. If for some reason you miss the class—don’t worry—the recording will be sent to you after each session, so you don’t have to attend “live.” You will also receive a workbook to accompany each webinar, with detailed screen shots, so you can duplicate what I do in the seminar.

We are using www.gotowebinar.com that uses either your phone or VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol), so you listen right from your own computer speakers via your Internet connection.

If you want to project the seminar in your conference room, just call us at 303-471-7401 and tell us how many people are attending your meeting, and we’ll manually charge your credit card $39 per person.There are different sessions for 2003 and 2007 users, so please check the times carefully when you register. The 2003 series will be held at 11:00 Pacific/12:00 Mountain/1:00 Central/2:00 eastern. The 2007 series will be held at 1:00 pacific/2:00 mountain/3:00 central/4:00 eastern.

You are welcome to email your specific questions prior to each webinar to Laura@TheProductivityPro.com. We look forward to seeing you online!

Register today for a free webinar on April 7, sponsored by Day-Timer.

Find a system that works for YOU!  Create a completely personalized planning style.

How do you make the best use of paper and electronic planning methods? The simple answer is “it depends.” How do you describe yourself? What are your preferences? What does your work require of you? What are your work and home environments? Do you travel? This webinar will discuss the fundamentals of an organized, effective time management system and help you design one that perfectly meets your needs.

Objectives:

• Understand the advantages and disadvantages of handhelds and paper
• Identify what frustrates you about your current system
• Test to see if you’re more inclined to plan on paper or electronically
• Evaluate your time management methods against key effectiveness criteria
• Learn the essential ingredients in an effective time management system
• Design a system that works most effectively with your personality and work situation
• Create an action plan to implement the changes you need to be more organized

I look forward to seeing you there!  Register today, as the last one sold out in a few days.

Leave the Office Earlier(R)!  Join Laura Stack in a FREE webinar, sponsored by Day-Timer, on Friday, February 27, 2009 at 8:00 AM pacific/11:00 AM eastern.  Register at www.daytimer.com/elearning