Comments on: How we Successfully Implemented GTD across our Company thereby Increasing Productivity & Making Work Fun. http://www.gtdtimes.com/2008/07/02/how-we-successfully-implemented-gtd-across-our-company-thereby-increasing-productivity-making-work-fun/ The Hub for All Things GTD Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:27:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Arif and Ali Vakil http://www.gtdtimes.com/2008/07/02/how-we-successfully-implemented-gtd-across-our-company-thereby-increasing-productivity-making-work-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-547 Arif and Ali Vakil Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:31:50 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2008/07/02/how-we-successfully-implemented-gtd-across-our-company-thereby-increasing-productivity-making-work-fun/#comment-547 Hi Jill, I see what you mean. What may be different about my case is that I've been working with my people closely for many many years now. I can sense what would work for them and what wouldn't. And an online system wouldn't cut the cake because most of them are from a background of marketing or engineering. In both cases they are required to be out of the office a lot. If I left it just at training, I can see most of them going say, "ho-hum, that's nice Arif, but this would not work for us." My goal was to somehow get everybody just taste the system, cash in on the value that has to offer, breathe in the luxury of a mind like water. To do that they have to crank widgets for themselves. And to crank widgets I had to give them a system. So I went ahead and made a customised paper based GTD system which we distributed to everybody. God Bless, it worked for us. I'll detail out this paper-based system in the next blog post. Hi Jill,

I see what you mean. What may be different about my case is that I’ve been working with my people closely for many many years now. I can sense what would work for them and what wouldn’t. And an online system wouldn’t cut the cake because most of them are from a background of marketing or engineering. In both cases they are required to be out of the office a lot.

If I left it just at training, I can see most of them going say, “ho-hum, that’s nice Arif, but this would not work for us.”

My goal was to somehow get everybody just taste the system, cash in on the value that has to offer, breathe in the luxury of a mind like water. To do that they have to crank widgets for themselves. And to crank widgets I had to give them a system. So I went ahead and made a customised paper based GTD system which we distributed to everybody.

God Bless, it worked for us.

I’ll detail out this paper-based system in the next blog post.

]]> By: Jill http://www.gtdtimes.com/2008/07/02/how-we-successfully-implemented-gtd-across-our-company-thereby-increasing-productivity-making-work-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-466 Jill Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:10:07 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2008/07/02/how-we-successfully-implemented-gtd-across-our-company-thereby-increasing-productivity-making-work-fun/#comment-466 Your actions are correct, as far as they don't go further into pople's minds, where they don't want them. I think that poster are good, but some people just can't gt adjust to the GTD method right away. I think trainings are the best part here. During these trainings you need to show people that there are different ways to GTD. One is more comfartable with a paper notebook, another is better off with online GTD system, like <a href="http://www.wrike.com/blog/7/10/2007/Wrike_helps_you_get_things_done" rel="nofollow">Wrike</a>. Let people choose their way. Then, you'll get the best results. Your actions are correct, as far as they don’t go further into pople’s minds, where they don’t want them. I think that poster are good, but some people just can’t gt adjust to the GTD method right away. I think trainings are the best part here. During these trainings you need to show people that there are different ways to GTD. One is more comfartable with a paper notebook, another is better off with online GTD system, like Wrike. Let people choose their way. Then, you’ll get the best results.

]]> By: Arif & Ali Vakil http://www.gtdtimes.com/2008/07/02/how-we-successfully-implemented-gtd-across-our-company-thereby-increasing-productivity-making-work-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-460 Arif & Ali Vakil Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:34:20 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2008/07/02/how-we-successfully-implemented-gtd-across-our-company-thereby-increasing-productivity-making-work-fun/#comment-460 Thank you for your comment, Ishani. Do try and implement GTD across your company. It takes a bit of effort but the rewards are really well worth it. There are no more mysteriously disappearing files, people accept tasks with much more responsibility and the greatest benefit has been that we've experienced a lovely overall general boost in morale. Arif Thank you for your comment, Ishani. Do try and implement GTD across your company. It takes a bit of effort but the rewards are really well worth it. There are no more mysteriously disappearing files, people accept tasks with much more responsibility and the greatest benefit has been that we’ve experienced a lovely overall general boost in morale.
Arif

]]> By: Ishani Mitra http://www.gtdtimes.com/2008/07/02/how-we-successfully-implemented-gtd-across-our-company-thereby-increasing-productivity-making-work-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-457 Ishani Mitra Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:51:30 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2008/07/02/how-we-successfully-implemented-gtd-across-our-company-thereby-increasing-productivity-making-work-fun/#comment-457 Excellent article. Outstanding tips on GTD. A key to increased productivity is effective delegation. Excellent article. Outstanding tips on GTD. A key to increased productivity is effective delegation.

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