{"id":21321,"date":"2021-10-26T14:21:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T21:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/?p=21321"},"modified":"2021-10-26T14:21:16","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T21:21:16","slug":"when-is-nice-not-nice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2021\/10\/when-is-nice-not-nice\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode #128: When Is Nice Not Nice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>David Allen explores how groups that want to foster friendliness can fall into the trap of not making it clear who is accountable for which outcomes. 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