David Allen will only be doing 3 public seminars this year, so here’s your chance to learn the system with the master himself. The GTD Making It All Work course offers a higher level, more theoretical overview of the GTD concepts. It’s a fun, informative, and engaging day whether you are new to GTD or …
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David Allen listed in top 140 Tweeters
We know many of you follow David Allen on Twitter (if not and you want to, he’s @GTDGuy). He was named in the top 140 most popular Tweeters by Huffington Post. Some of you have asked if DA does his own Tweets. Absolutely! Every one of them. You’re getting the man himself. If you’re not …
GTD & Email
Dear David Allen: I am looking for a guide/product about using email so that one’s worklife does not become overwhelmed with email. We are an office of 30 people, and we have gotten in the habit of emailing each other rather than walking down the hall to talk. We don’t have time to talk since …
A successful executive
A successful executive is one that solves bigger problems than he/she creates. -David Allen
David Allen speaking at Los Angeles area event
For those of you in the Los Angeles area, David Allen will be the featured speaker at an event in Thousand Oaks, CA. When: Tuesday, June 15th Times: 7:30am – 9am Topic: Creating Order Out of Chaos – Staying Afloat in a World of Too Much To Do Learn more This is a paid, in-person …
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Paper vs. Digital Filing
Question: I have been trying to become “less papered” in business and home and have not found any references in your material that covers this aspect of organization. David Allen: What to store simply as paper and what to bother putting into digital form is purely a matter of how you want your library structured. …
Losing weight with the GTD Weekly Review
A GTD implementer asked David Allen: Whenever I thoroughly complete the weekly review I any) “action items” are completed with the weekly review. Do you have any explanation or insight on why the weekly review makes one feel like the weight is lifted? David: Weight is lifted because the weekly review allows you to clarify …
What is Black Belt with GTD?
How would you know if you were Black Belt with GTD? In this 2 minute audio clip, David Allen describes what he would see in someone who is at a level of Black Belt mastery with GTD. Listen Now>>>
Free Teleclass with David Allen & Les McKeown
Les McKeown, author of Predictable Success, is hosting a free Teleclass and David Allen is a panelist. They will discuss the roadmap to increase (and maintain) your sales, streamline your operations and achieve measurable success. This is not specifically about GTD, but we wanted to pass it along in case it’s of interest to some …
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Upcoming Webinars on GTD Connect
We just finished the 3-part Road to Black Belt “boot camp” series on GTD Connect. They have been some of our most popular and highly attended Webinars yet. They are now available for replay on the Connect site (for free trial members too!) and through podcast (members only.) You’ll find them all on the home …
The new GTD® Implementation Guide
Hello GTD enthusiasts! David Allen and the team have created a new step-by-step guide for implementing GTD. It’s chock full of helpful tips, instructions, suggested supplies, and even time estimates on how long you can expect each step to take. It’s a terrific way to coach yourself through really getting all aspects of GTD off …
Questions entrepreneurs should be asking themselves
Q: What is the most important question that entrepreneurs should be asking themselves/their companies in 2010? David Allen: Are we optimally set up to deal with surprise? Are the sensitivity and appropriateness of our responses to unexpected internal and external events what they need to be? Have we maximized our abilities to capture, clarity, organize, …
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What was the inspiration for GTD?
Q: What was the inspiration for GTD? Was there an “a-ha” moment when you realized that the existing methods just didn’t work for you? David Allen: No overnight epiphanies. Lots of trial and error, but with a overriding interest in how to create and maintain “clear space”. I hate unproductive stress, and as my awareness …
David Allen and Predictable Success
Les McKeown, author of Predictable Success®, interviewed David Allen recently. It’s now available in our free public podcast feed. It’s a great podcast for those of you in rapidly growing companies and changing environments. Listen now>> (37 min)
David Allen @ ASTD
For those of you going to the ASTD conference in Chicago next week, there’s a discussion with David Allen on Tuesday, May 18th @ 10am in the ballroom. Topic is “How Leaders Can Get More Done.”
Tickler Lite?
The business type paperwork myself.
David Allen on procrastination, Twitter, what’s important to him and more…
Ruud Hein did an interesting and educational interview with David Allen. It’s a quick read. Here’s an excerpt:
David Allen on what contributes to success
For the most part, people who master the ability to stay clear and focus 100% on what most calls their attention, seem to be involved in what appears the most sustainable, long-term life- and career styles that reflect successful accomplishment. -David Allen
Free GTD & Lotus Notes Webinar with David Allen
For GTD implementer on Lotus Notes, tomorrow is a rare opportunity to attend a free Webinar with David Allen. ICA, developers of the eProductivity tool David uses to manage his workflow in Lotus Notes, is hosting a Webinar that is free and open to the public. Wednesday, April 28th @ 10am PT. Register now>>>
You can't fool your mind
You can’t fool your mind. It’s an expert on your current personal management system, and it knows whether you can be trusted to look at what you need to at the appropriate time. It knows if you’ve decided what the next action should be. And it knows if there is a reminder of that action …
