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“If it helps your business. If you can do business better, something there that is worthwhile and useful. I think a combination of underlying principles and practical applications.”
\n– David Allen, interviewed in Fast Company<\/em>.<\/p>\n

David Allen, Author of “Getting Things Done,” by Kevin Ohannessian in Fast Company<\/cite><\/p>\n

Has productivity changed as technology has evolved, from the utility of iPhones to the connectedness of Facebook? We continue our examination of the business book Getting Things Done<\/em> with an interview of author David Allen.<\/p>\n

Why do you think the book was so successful and resonated with the business world?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think people were hungry for a model that was hip enough and current enough to deal with the kind of world everyone was in. Most of the other models that had to do with time management or personal organization or any of that all had good stuff, but most of it was way too structured for the speed and volume of change that people were dealing with.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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You can read the complete interview here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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