Getting Things Done

Part 5 of 5 – Over 2½ hours of expert coaching advice to support you in this key GTD practice. Features David Allen and his senior coaching team. Topics covered include: – Coaching on what to do to get clear, current & creative – Advice on the common issues and challenges they see in their coaching – Tips on making the Review phase a habit – Customizing the Review to work for you – A Guided Weekly Review to give you a hands on experience in doing one yourself If you’d like to purchase the complete set of mp3s and binge it all at once, please visit the GTD Store

Part 4 of 5 – Over 2½ hours of expert coaching advice to support you in this key GTD® practice. Features David Allen and his senior coaching team. Topics covered include: – Coaching on what to do to get clear, current & creative – Advice on the common issues and challenges they see in their coaching – Tips on making the Review phase a habit – Customizing the Review to work for you – A Guided Weekly Review to give you a hands on experience in doing one yourself If you’d like to purchase the complete set of mp3s and binge it all at once, please visit the GTD® Store

Andy Hickman is a theologian who came up with fascinating intersections among David Allen's Getting Things Done methodology and the philosophies of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas. In particular, he describes ways that the 5 steps of GTD align with Aquinas's 12 distinct actions of intellect and will. You can listen to the entire conversation from January 2019 at GTD Connect®.

Part 2 of 3 – David Allen talks with GTD® trainer Justin Hale about his journey with GTD®. Justin notes that the journey includes cultivating self-awareness about our habits. He emphasizes the importance of deliberate practice to change behaviors. More than a set of hacks, he considers GTD® to be a complete system. Justin is a trainer with Crucial Learning, as well as the host of the One Productive Minute video series. Just Announced: A refreshed GTD® Course is now available! You can watch this entire conversation with David and Justin on GTD Connect®.

Part 18 of 18 – GTD® Live is the audio version of David Allen’s complete two-day seminar that brings you the powerful principles of Getting Things Done®, including the Mastering Workflow, Managing Projects & Priorities models. Recorded live, this will give you a great hands-on experience with the GTD® approach, at your own pace. Take part in the exercises presented, just as if you were in the room with David by your side. It’s a great way to get started with GTD®, or refresh what you’ve already built and learned. If you’d like to purchase the complete seminar and binge it all at once, please visit the GTD® Store

Part 17 of many – GTD® Live is the audio version of David Allen’s complete two-day seminar that brings you the powerful principles of Getting Things Done®, including the Mastering Workflow, Managing Projects & Priorities models. Recorded live, this will give you a great hands-on experience with the GTD® approach, at your own pace. Take part in the exercises presented, just as if you were in the room with David by your side. It’s a great way to get started with GTD®, or refresh what you’ve already built and learned. If you’d like to purchase the complete seminar and binge it all at once, please visit the GTD® Store

David Allen talks about the value he gets, and that you can get, by taking a few minutes for reflection at the end of the day.

Part 1 of 3 - David Allen talks with GTD® trainer Justin Hale about his journey with GTD®. Justin notes that the journey includes cultivating self-awareness about our habits. He emphasizes the importance of deliberate practice to change behaviors. More than a set of hacks, he considers GTD® to be a complete system. Justin is a trainer with Crucial Learning, as well as the host of the One Productive Minute video series. Just Announced: A refreshed GTD® Course is now available! You can watch this entire conversation with David and Justin on GTD Connect®. (Originally published in October of 2022 on GTD Connect®)

Part 16 of many – GTD® Live is the audio version of David Allen’s complete two-day seminar that brings you the powerful principles of Getting Things Done®, including the Mastering Workflow, Managing Projects & Priorities models. Recorded live, this will give you a great hands-on experience with the GTD® approach, at your own pace. Take part in the exercises presented, just as if you were in the room with David by your side. It’s a great way to get started with GTD®, or refresh what you’ve already built and learned. If you’d like to purchase the complete seminar and binge it all at once, please visit the GTD® Store

Where you work affects how you work. Listen as David Allen talks with Sharad Mathur, the founder of Lewis Office, about how environmental design affects our productivity. To enhance productivity and provide good ergonomics, Sharad believes that an office needs to be flexible. It should also be easy to set up, so he designs furniture that can be assembled quickly, without tools. GTD quote: "It helps in having a better life!" You can find Sharad on LinkedIn. And you can learn more about his innovative approach to office design at Lewis Office.

In this series, David Allen, Meg Edwards, and Marian Bateman take you through how to keep the system going by examining the Review and Do phases of GTD®. Learn how to review your system, including what to review when and the different horizons of focus, so you can trust the choices you are making about what to do. Also includes an in-depth walk through of the Weekly Review, with Coach Meg Edwards sharing her recommendations on how to productively spend an hour getting clear and current. If you’d like to purchase the complete set of mp3s and binge it all at once, please visit the GTD® Store

In this series, David Allen, Meg Edwards, and Marian Bateman take you through how to keep the system going by examining the Review and Do phases of GTD®. Learn how to review your system, including what to review when and the different horizons of focus, so you can trust the choices you are making about what to do. Also includes an in-depth walk through of the Weekly Review, with Coach Meg Edwards sharing her recommendations on how to productively spend an hour getting clear and current. If you’d like to purchase the complete set of mp3s and binge it all at once, please visit the GTD® Store

Critical Success Factors In this series, David Allen, Meg Edwards, and Marian Bateman take you through how to keep the system going by examining the Review and Do phases of GTD®. Learn how to review your system, including what to review when and the different horizons of focus, so you can trust the choices you are making about what to do. Also includes an in-depth walk through of the Weekly Review, with Coach Meg Edwards sharing her recommendations on how to productively spend an hour getting clear and current. If you’d like to purchase the complete set of mp3s and binge it all at once, please visit the GTD® Store

David talks about keeping track of balances due, and the importance of having a complete inventory of your projects and next actions in order to say yes or no to new requests.

Jennifer Ladd-Lively demonstrates why "the better you get, the better you'd better get." As her responsibilities have increased, she has modified her system from what she calls the brute force method, to a combination of digital and paper that handles everything smoothly. Jennifer says the two-minute rule made a big difference in her productivity, as did the Weekly Review, which is now part of her routine. Others ask her how she accomplishes so much with ease, so it's no surprise that her example inspires those around her.

David Allen talks about the three Cs of effective systems -- Consistent, Current, and Context-driven.

Part 3 of 3 – 3 Days to Clarity In this 3 MP3 audio series, David Allen explains how to get control of all the open loops in your life that are tugging on your psyche, draining your energy and standing in the way of you accomplishing more important things you want. This series dives deeply into discussing the Collect, Process, and Organize phases of GTD® to lay the foundation for successful implementation. If you’d like to purchase the complete set of mp3s and binge it all at once, please visit the GTD® Store

Part 2 of 3 – 3 Days to Clarity In this 3 MP3 audio series, David Allen explains how to get control of all the open loops in your life that are tugging on your psyche, draining your energy and standing in the way of you accomplishing more important things you want. This series dives deeply into discussing the Collect, Process, and Organize phases of GTD® to lay the foundation for successful implementation. If you’d like to purchase the complete set of mp3s and binge it all at once, please visit the GTD® Store

Part 1 of 3 - 3 Days to Clarity In this 3 MP3 audio series, David Allen explains how to get control of all the open loops in your life that are tugging on your psyche, draining your energy and standing in the way of you accomplishing more important things you want. This series dives deeply into discussing the Collect, Process, and Organize phases of GTD to lay the foundation for successful implementation. If you’d like to purchase the complete set of mp3s and binge it all at once, please visit the GTD® Store

Tim Howes manages to have a sense of humor, and be an involved, caring parent, even while he juggles concurrent careers in higher education, real estate renovation, and business acquisition. As you listen, you'll find out why the Natural Planning Model is one of his favorite GTD tools. In this interview, he describes how his system has evolved from paper to digital, and the software he has tried. He also tells us how he shares GTD with grad students and his own family. (Originally published in November of 2018 on GTD Connect®)