Short Introduction To David Allen's Getting Things Done (GTD)
Saturday, July 16, 2016
On Sunday, July 17, 2016 I did a little presentation at my church about David Allen's Getting Things Done (GTD). Here are the references I used to prepare:
- Getting Things Done (2nd Edition)
- Getting Things Done (GTD) Website
- The GTD Workflow Map (PDF)
- David Allen coaches Dutch TV host Linda through GTD (YouTube)
- Getting in control and creating space | David Allen | TEDxAmsterdam 2014 (YouTube)
- The Art of Stress-Free Productivity | David Allen | TEDx Claremont Colleges 2014 (YouTube)
- David Allen: Getting Things Done at Google 2007
- Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and the Business of Life by David Allen
The focus of the presentation and the hands-on exercises included:
- Mindsweep
- Two Minute Rule
- Project Brainstorming
Here are the PDF copy of the presentation+notes.
Other material highly recommended for additional personal development (not in any particular order):
- The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? by Rick Warren
- How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
- The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done by Peter F. Drucker
- The Effective Manager Hardcover by Mark Horstman
- What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful by Marshall Goldsmith
- Simplify: Ten Practices to Unclutter Your Soul by Bill Hybels
- The 7 Levels of Change: Different Thinking for Different Results by Rolf Smith
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