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Author Archives: GTD Times Staff
Where do your good ideas flow?
I once coached a senior executive who, by anyone’s standards, could be considered one of the world’s most productive people. He’s known in lofty global corporate circles as a guy who “gets things done”—in particular, resolving volatile situations and closing complex, challenging, and highly rewarding deals.
Episode #12 – GTD and Self Leadership
Join David Allen in an intriguing conversation with Robyn Scott, a brilliant 30-something Brit with a fascinating background and palette of projects. As an author, social entrepreneur, and already a recognized leader in global change, she discusses how GTD has had an impact on her work, and explores with David a new and effective technique for motivating ourselves to actually take the next actions that we define.
David Allen’s GTD Podcast Named in Top 10 by Inc.
We were thrilled to hear that our GTD podcast was named by Inc. as one of the top 10 productivity podcasts for 2016! Read the article on Inc. Subscribe to the podcast
New Edition of Getting Things Done Audiobook
The 2015 edition of Getting Things Done is now available as an audiobook! Read by David Allen. See options for purchasing.
Trusting Your System
“If you don’t trust your system, you can’t let go of operational details and you’ll limit your ability to create at a bigger level.” –David Allen
Episode #11 – GTD at the Executive Level
Dr. Deb Smith-Hemphill, a long time enthusiast and now Certified Trainer, GTD Connect member, and advocate of the GTD methodology, owns and manages her own successful management consulting business in California. In this witty and upbeat conversation, she chats with David about her professional path, her intersections with David and GTD, and gives lots of detail …
David Allen on Stalking the Wild Projects
Perhaps the most profound result of creating a complete and accurately defined inventory of our projects is how it can propel us to do something positive and concrete about ephemeral and ambiguous situations that have our attention. We are all capable of taking dominion over every problem or challenging situation we encounter. But this doesn’t happen by …
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Keep everything in your head or out of your head
“Keep everything in your head or out of your head. In-between, you won’t trust either one.” –David Allen
Handling the “not so important” things
Ways to use the Two-Minute Rule
So many people tell stories about how the Two-Minute Rule from GTD® has transformed their productivity. Here’s a fun way a music teacher is using it with his students. Read article
Good Riddance!
David’s essay in this month in our Productive Living newsletter is about letting go and creating space. It’s time to purge. The start of a new year is a great metaphorical event to use to enhance a critical aspect of your constructive creativity—get rid of everything that you can! Your psyche has a certain quota …
Email Best Practices for Teams
A client asked me for our best practices around email communications, to share with their globally dispersed teams. They had learned the keys to getting to inbox zero, but their productivity was stymied by the sheer volume of unproductive emails being sent around the company. These tips were born out of the shared practices we use here at …
Episode #10 – Improving an Organization with GTD
In this podcast interview, you’ll hear Bob Hendriksen talking with Mike Williams. Bob is a plant manager for Steelcase, and a complete GTD enthusiast. He has a keen interest in improving systems, with an emphasis on ‘lean’ production. He discusses how lean improves flow to reduce waste, and points out that GTD is all about improving the mental flow. You’ll also hear how Bob applies GTD in his work and life.
When you start to make things happen…
When you start to make things happen, you begin to believe that you can make things happen. And that makes things happen. –David Allen
The Power of the Weekly Review
The Weekly Review has meant so much to me. It is the difference between having my life in my own hands or not. I realized that the work I was doing didn’t make me happy. I made a project of it and I made the commitment to myself that I would make one step every week, …
David Allen on the Dr. Oz Show
David was on the Dr. Oz show talking about GTD. Watch this 3 1/2 minute clip to see him answering audience questions about GTD, such as: “At the end of the day, and the things that I wasn’t able to get to, how do I not feel …
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Getting coached by David Allen
Here’s a rare glimpse inside David Allen coaching Dutch TV host Linda Geerdink on the Getting Things Done methodology. He addresses some of the common challenges people have with GTD, and shares his wisdom on making it work. 15 minutes. Please accept statistics cookies to watch this video. To learn more about our GTD Coaching Services, …
Episode #9 – GTD and Technology
What role does technology play in productivity? Since GTD is software-neutral, can technology help us be more productive? Join us for a conversation with Ken Case, CEO of the company that makes the popular OmniFocus software.
