delegation Archives - Getting Things Done® David Allen's GTD® Methodology Thu, 27 Mar 2025 14:30:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 What gets in the way of delegating? https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/03/what-gets-in-the-way-of-delegating/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-gets-in-the-way-of-delegating https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/03/what-gets-in-the-way-of-delegating/#comments Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:21:43 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/03/26/ I was leading a GTD class recently, and one of the participants was asking me how to be better at delegating. In my experience, issues with delegation typically come down to some common factors: It’s not clear who should do it (i.e. unclear Areas of Focus) If the person delegating is not clear on their …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/03/what-gets-in-the-way-of-delegating/feed/ 3 Saying No – Keys from David Allen https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/06/saying-no-keys-from-david-allen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saying-no-keys-from-david-allen https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/06/saying-no-keys-from-david-allen/#respond Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:29:57 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3880 Excerpt from David Allen’s essay in this month’s Productive Living newsletter: Deciding that you’re not going to do something is a subtle and critical component of Getting Things Done and is one of the most challenging aspects of self-management. Most of us hate to say “no”—to ourselves and to others. But there are practical things …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/06/saying-no-keys-from-david-allen/feed/ 0 The essential GTD skills for a CEO https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/04/the-essential-gtd-skills-for-a-ceo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-essential-gtd-skills-for-a-ceo https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/04/the-essential-gtd-skills-for-a-ceo/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:37:50 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3657 David Allen on CEO skills

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/04/the-essential-gtd-skills-for-a-ceo/feed/ 10 Delegating The Desired Outcome https://gettingthingsdone.com/2008/08/delegating-the-desired-outcome/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=delegating-the-desired-outcome https://gettingthingsdone.com/2008/08/delegating-the-desired-outcome/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:43:02 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2008/08/13/delegating-the-desired-outcome/ Maurice Gavin – former staff presenter with the David Allen Company During a recent seminar I delivered,  a  senior company leader asked the following question: How do you recommend I delegate? I have been asked this question before but lately it seems that this question, or one like it is being asked more and more …

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