Odette Pollar

Odette Pollar is a nationally acclaimed author, newspaper columnist, speaker, trainer and consultant. She helps people simplify and gain mastery over their work and shows companies how to manage diversity and raise productivity.

Her nationally syndicated newspaper column, “Smart Ways to Work,” dispenses weekly wisdom and strategies for workplace success. A compilation of her most popular tips will be available in book form shortly.

Each of Odette’s five books address aspects of her Smart Ways to Work philosophy:

Surviving Information Overload: How to Find, Filter, and Focus on What’s Important Take Back Your Life: Smart Ways to Simplify Daily Living 365 Ways to Simplify Your Work Life Organizing Your Workspace: A Guide to Personal Productivity Dynamics of Diversity: Strategic Programs for Your Organization

Odette is in demand as a platform speaker. Her down to earth approach and nuts and bolts remedies offer audiences immediate relief from the tyrannies of technology, the glut of information and the seemingly overwhelming demand of complex work environments. She is acclaimed for her skill at gaining audience interaction with her energetic, idea-packed winning programs.

When Odette isn’t speaking, writing or appearing on radio and television programs, she consults to a variety of Fortune 500 companies, helping them WorkSmart. Whether in print, on-stage or on-site, Odette enhances performance, improves office management and streamlines day-to-day systems and operations. Her twenty-five years of expertise in organizational development, training and facilitation techniques, have led to long term relationships with clients such as Hitachi USA, Shell Oil and Genentech, Inc..