For those of you still trying to figure out how to make GTD work in Outlook, Senior Coach Meg Edwards will be leading the popular GTD & Outlook webinar this Thursday, May 9. Meg will lead you through a deep dive into using Tasks for projects & next actions, getting email to zero, and what belongs on your calendar. This event will sell out, so register soon if you’d like to attend.  Click here for more details and to register.

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Cue released data, and The Atlantic commented on it, showing that most of us wrote a novel’s worth of email last year.

What’s more surprising is that we received more than six times as much email as we sent. Even if you deleted some of that email without needing to read it, you probably read several novel’s worth of email last year.

If you’re still not handling email as efficiently as you can be, try a 60-minute webinar on email management. The focus will include structuring your email system to support action management, and dealing with backlog email.

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A recent comment on our Facebook page asked about the best app to sync Android with Outlook.  Anyone on GTD Times have an opinion about that?

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Here’s some great news for Microsoft Outlook users. Netcentrics has released version 3.2 of their Getting Things Done® Outlook® Add-In. You can review the new features and benefits here and read their press release with additional details by clicking the …more link below.

Netcentrics offers a free 30-day trial, so you have plenty of time to take this terrific new software for a test drive. [Read more →]

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If you need to get on top of your Microsoft Outlook® email, calendar, and tasks by implementing GTD, this is the webinar for you.  You’ll learn the best recommendations for building a GTD system in Outlook to seamlessly handle your work and personal commitments.  It’s only 90 minutes, and it’s packed with tips and tricks that will start saving you time right away.

Wednesday, June 27, from 10am-11:30am Pacific Time

You can find more information about GTD Public Webinars by clicking here.

GTD® & Outlook® Webinar – June 27, 2012

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What’s your level of GTD expertise? No matter what it is, these interactive and concise 90-minute webinars will deepen your mastery of the GTD best practices. David Allen Company offers these on an “a la carte” basis, giving you the flexibility and affordability to choose just the ones that work for you.

Keys to Getting Things Done®
This live Webinar will give a fast & fun overview on the keys for Getting Things Done, led by a Senior Coach. Learn about the best practices and tools for managing the five phases of your workflow: Collect, Process, Organize, Review & Do. Experience a “mind sweep” and walk through the decision making model for moving your input from “stuff” to clear outcomes and actions. Get tips for setting up a seamless system. A great overview if you’ve been wanting a better understanding of the “big picture” of managing your workflow with GTD.

February 16
March 15
April 19

GTD® & Outlook®
This live Webinar will give a detailed overview of the best practices for implementing GTD in Outlook. You’ll learn tips for setting up and managing Outlook Email, Calendar, Tasks, and Notes to support a seamless GTD system. See a demonstration of processing email (No, “inbox zero” isn’t an urban legend!) See examples of Task “contexts” and suggestions about how to structure your project and action lists.

Includes complimentary copy of our GTD & Outlook Setup Guide to assist you in your implementation of the recommended steps.

February 23
March 22
April 26

All webinars are held from 11am-12:30pm Pacific Time (California). Each webinar is $49. If you are planning on taking both, Keys to Getting Things Done is recommended before GTD & Outlook to build the foundation of best practices before the practical application.

Questions? Contact us at webinars@davidco.com.

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Many people have found this tip we share in our GTD & Outlook 2010 Guide to be super helpful for corralling the myriad of emails that need to be tracked as a “Waiting For.”  You simply need to create a rule in Outlook to copy delegated items to an @Waiting For Support folder (create that folder if you don’t already have one.) Here’s what to do:

1. Select Rules button from the ribbon

2. Click Manage Rules &  Alerts

3. Click on New Rule

4. Select Apply rule on messages I receive

5. Click Next

6. Check off from people or specific group. Then click on where people or public group is underlined and select yourself as the From contact (if you are not listed as a contact in your address book, you will need to create that first with the exact email address used by Outlook when you send email for this to work). Click OK. Click Next. [Read more →]

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You can participate in special GTD® webinars featuring two of the most popular and requested topics:  Keys to Mastering Workflow and Implementing GTD with Microsoft Outlook.  These webinars are presented a la carte for $49 each.

GTD Webinar: Keys to Mastering Workflow

Offered live only on Tuesday, November 29^th or Tuesday, December 13^th from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm PT

This fast-paced and inspirational webinar is based on the best practices of GTD’s five phases of mastering workflow. From capturing everything that has your attention to making trusted choices – this webinar will elevate your productivity levels and prepare you to get the right things done.

GTD Webinar: Implementing GTD with Outlook®

Offered live only on Thursday, December, 1^st or Thursday, December 15^th from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm PT

Join this structured and practical webinar to learn to effectively track projects and next actions, set up your email folders, and create a system for reference storage on Outlook. Get your life in control by managing your bigger vision while tracking the small details. 

Note: These webinars will be held live only and will not be available for replay. Don’t miss your opportunity to learn from an expert coach through these live events.

Register now for these live 90-minute interactive webinars. To increase learning and interaction, implementation questions via chat will be encouraged and answered throughout the webinars.

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For those of you on Outlook 2010, we just released a new Setup Guide to assist you in creating a rock-solid GTD system in Outlook.  Since  the 2010 version changed some ways things are done in Outlook, we created a new Guide specific to this version.  A few of the updates in this new 45-page Guide include:

• Updated instructions and screenshots for setting up Tasks
• A new way to track Waiting For items when you send email
• Suggestions for using ‘Quick Steps’ to process email

Read a free sample from the email section

Buy now from the DAC Store

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David Allen received this email from Ben, an enthusiastic GTDer who has been customizing his home and work system for greater productivity.  This is a terrific example of how GTD can be adapted to suit your needs, using the combination of digital and paper that works for you.

Hello David,

I wanted to let you know that I listened to your CD recordings about “Getting Things Done” earlier this year.  Since then, I applied many of the things that you suggested and have found myself to be much more efficient at home and at work.  You might be interested to know a few of the ways that I have applied your suggestions.   

Originally, I created a 3-ring binder with tabs organized by what context I was in (home, office, computer, etc).  Although that was very helpful, I have moved toward doing as much as possible on my computer. [Read more →]

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