• President of The Productivity PRO, a consulting firm that specializes in productivity improvement in high-stress industries.
• Author of Leave the Office Earlier and four other books, including Find More Time.
• Leave the Office Earlier was hailed as “the best of the bunch” by the New York Times and listed on the June 2004 Book Sense Business & Economics Bestseller list.
• Fourteen years of keynoting experience, averaging 100 appearances annually, helping audiences improve output, lower stress and save time, with a healthy dose of humor. High-energy, high content.
•  A Microsoft spokesperson and Certified Specialist in Microsoft Office Outlook
• Laura holds an MBA in Organizational Management, integrating the importance of productivity in business with employee retention and satisfaction. Certified Speaking Professional (CSP).
• The media’s go-to person on workplace issues and has been featured on CBS, CNN, NBC, NPR and The New York Times.
• Laura draws from her background as a corporate manager, a University of Colorado instructor, CareerTrack speaker, radio talk show host, newspaper columnist, and small business owner.
• Married with three children in Denver - follows her own advice.
• Clients include IBM, GM, Coors, Lockheed Martin, Lucent, Wells Fargo, Time Warner, Rite Aid, Accenture, McDonalds and VISA. Perfect fit for anyone who needs to get more work done in less time, sales professionals pressed to generate more sales while on the road and managers who need to get more productivity out of the people they have so they can grow their organizations without adding staff.

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Leave the Office Earlier

   Time is a precious resource—one that can’t be wasted especially in today’s do-more-with-less world. But managing the clock isn’t the answer. Teaching employees to manage themselves is. Leave the Office Earlier is a funny, results-oriented keynote that offers three key steps for HR professionals to help employee eliminate obstacles, work smarter, and balance their lives.  Help your employees beat the clock on the way to peak performance.  You and they will leave on time with less stress and more to show for it—starting today and every day.