The Managing Projects & Priorities seminar is a wonderful opportunity to take GTD to the next level in your professional and personal life. Upcoming seminars in 2011 will be held in Boston, Chicago, and Dallas.

You will learn:
• The power of creative brainstorming
• How to define your priorities through the Horizons of Focus® Model
• The advantages of using the Natural Planning Model®
• How to effectively develop and move your projects to the next level

This is how David Allen Company staff member Kari McGee described her experience with Managing Projects & Priorities:

Sometimes a vision seems to be all we have, but it doesn’t have to be. That’s the lesson I walked away with after attending the David Allen Managing Projects and Priorities seminar. I realized that the projects piece of GTD is where the magic really happens. To be able to work through clear purpose and not just be prepared for the latest and loudest is really where the bigger dreams start to take shape on the GTD Journey.

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TEACH GTD IN YOUR ORGANIZATION
Are you an experienced in-house corporate trainer, interested in learning how to provide the GTD methodology within your organization? The GTD® Essentials Trainer Certification Program provides the education to get you certified to do just that. Get started now. Sign up for our next three-day Certification Program, October 4-6 in San Diego, CA.

Help manage overwhelm and uncertainty by providing affordable, convenient, and accessible GTD training to those critical workers who are responsible for taking your organization to the next level.

This certification program is perfect for training and empowering staff, managers and front-line workers for the constant change and complexities facing your organization today.

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Lots of interesting nuggets in this new interview recorded by Andrew Mason over at the 8BIT podcast.  David answers a wide range of questions, including if he personally procrastinates.  Here’s an excerpt from the interview:

“The ability to make a creative mess, I think, is the optimal state to be in terms of your productivity, creativity, and it’s just a cool place to be.”

-David Allen

Listen now (about 20 minutes)

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David Allen Company has an immediate opening for a highly skilled and effective Washington, D.C.-based Business Development Director. The ideal candidate has 10+ years successful professional services sales experience and strong relationships with senior decision makers in private sector industries and the federal government. Major job responsibilities include managing existing accounts in the Washington, D.C. area and being proactive in managing new sales opportunities. Prospecting is a very big part of the job. Required competencies include consultative sales skills, account management, executive presence, strong business acumen, and strategic account planning. Qualified applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and their resume to jobapplicants@davidco.com.

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The eProductivity team has just launched a flurry of new products and improvements. In addition to a brand-new website, they released a free version, a new standalone product, and price reductions on all new subscriptions.

You may know that David Allen uses eProductivity.  It’s also the GTD app of choice for his staff at the David Allen Company. If you use Lotus Notes, eProductivity is well worth a look. It’s the only app for IBM Lotus software to receive the GTD Enabled designation.

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See how David Allen uses the creative brainstorming technique of mindmapping. Hear how he uses it to capture ideas, create “ideal scenes”, brainstorm projects, and more.

When: Tuesday, May 17, 10am-11am Pacific Time

Where: Webinar hosted by GTD Connect, our online learning center

Who: Open to all GTD Connect members (monthly, annual, or two-week guest pass)

Learn more about GTD Connect or login now to register for the webinar. If you can’t make the live event, the recorded replay will be available in the GTD Connect media library a few days after the event.

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“What tools should I use for GTD?” That question usually comes up early when someone begins implementing GTD. And in our tech-focused world, they usually mean, “Which software is the best?” But it’s also important to ask which tools will help us stay physically motivated.

An obvious but rarely noticed tool may be my key to ultimate productivity.

At David Allen Company, we consider many things when setting up a workspace. I recently reconstructed my workspace in a way that has stepped up my energy and focus to a whole new level. I made this improvement by switching to a stand-up desk. This is an amazing tool that has helped me to be more productive and ergonomically correct; a win for my company and for me.

The benefits of a stand up desk have really surprised me. [Read more →]

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David Allen Company has immediate openings for Business Development Directors in the Washington D.C., Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta and Seattle markets. The David Allen Company is a professional training, coaching and management consulting organization. Its purpose is to improve the quality of life by providing the world’s best information, education, and products that enhance personal and interactive productivity. Please visit our website.

The ideal candidate will have 10 -15 years of successful professional services sales experience. Major job responsibilities include managing existing accounts in the Business Development Director’s territory and being proactive in managing new sales opportunities. Prospecting is a very big part of the job. This position exists primarily to create new demand for company products and services. Compensation is a blend of salary and commission. Qualified candidates are invited to submit a cover letter and their resume to jobapplicants@davidco.com.

Required competencies include: consultative sales skills, account management, executive presence, strong business acumen, and strategic account planning.

David Allen Company is a values-based company, for which our internal culture and how we represent ourselves to the world are as much a statement of our business as our services and products. Interested candidates are encouraged to read our company principles on our website to confirm alignment with our rules of engagement.

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By popular request, here is a list of all of the FREE GTD resources offered by David Allen Company:

• GTD Times – This is the the official blog for the David Allen Company. Loads of helpful advice, tips, special offers, tricks & strategies for implementing GTD.
• Podcasts - Includes the GTD best practices series with David & his team.
• GTD Connect – The two-week free trial is a fully-functional experience of our online learning center (except for downloads.) There’s no obligation, no payment required, and nothing to cancel. [Read more →]

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For those of you who use Microsoft Outlook® for your GTD system, we hope you’ll tune in to our next webinar on GTD Connect.  Senior Coach Kelly Forrister will walk you through the essentials of optimizing your productivity with Outlook.  You’ll see examples of how to set up the Task lists for projects and actions, best practices for the calendar, email, and much more.  Outlook 2007 will be shown, but most of what will be demonstrated will be universal to all Outlook versions, and applicable to all Outlook users.

Join us on Thursday, January 27th from 10am-11am Pacific Time.

Free for all GTD Connect guest pass, monthly and annual members. To register for the webinar, log in to GTD Connect and follow the link on the home page.

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