I’ve got a special treat for you this evening.  David recently presented GTD to the Hewlett Packard Corporation.  Following his presentation he took the time to sit down with Ian Griffin , an executive speech writer for the company.  Ian is also the author of the Professionally Speaking blog and that’s where this great podcast he’s done with David is hosted.

It’s Friday.  Take a break. Put your feet up, and indulge yourself for ten minutes while David talks about Getting Things Done…

By the way, great content like this - from more audio and video to articles, commentary, and even forums where you can get answers to your personal productivity questions - can be had with a GTD Connect membership.  In addition to the email newsletter subscription written personally be David Allen, there is an entire member’s only section of the DavidCo website that is reserved exclusively for GTD Connect subscribers.

As an extra bonus, here’s another podcast with David Allen - this one from the DonationCoder blog:  Part 1,  Part 2.

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If you haven’t subscribed to GTD Connect and you want to take your GTD ability to the next level - you might just want to reconsider. In addition to the information coming directly from David and the other David Allen Company coaches there are members-only forums accessible from the David Allen Company website that often have great questions and equally great advice. Take the following example. [Read more →]

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Editors Note: This article is one of the many incredible pieces you can find in GTD Connect, a subscription service published weekly by the David Allen Company. GTD Connect is an incredible resource for helping you in your implementation and fine tuning of GTD that includes thousands of hours of audio and video, forums where David and the other GTD Coaches can answer your toughest questions and other bonus material like the most recent “In Conversation” interviews. If you haven’t done so already, I strongly recommend that you check it out.

ARE YOU MICRO-MANAGING YOUR MIND?
One of the greatest traps in growing a business is also a pitfall for self management: if you don’t trust your system, you can’t let go of operational details and you’ll limit your ability to create at a bigger level.

Many successful entrepreneurs I have worked with over the years could be characterized (and have been, by their employees and friends) as “highly creative control freaks.” It’s understandable because usually it takes that kind of strong, directed energy to create a business, to make something out of nothing. Much like a parent will go to superhuman lengths to protect its vulnerable offspring, someone who gives birth to an enterprise almost of-necessity must have skin as thick as an elephant’s and the aggressive/defensive capacity of a samurai warrior. It takes tremendous focus, determination, and, yes, a certain lack of sensitivity, to create something new and get it to stick around in this world. [Read more →]

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