David Allen
David Allen
Notable for his self-help books Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (2001) and Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life (2008), Allen formulated a method of time management called "Getting Things Done" and founded both Actioneer, Inc. and the David Allen Company.
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth28 December 1945
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'I need milk' and 'I need to decide whether to buy this company' both tie up space in psychic RAM. The solution is simple. Write it down. Look at it. Do it or say to yourself 'not now'.
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Whenever I made a traffic stop (Hobbes was) always barking, creating noise. Nobody will really know how many times she saved me from being assaulted.
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To have nearly half of employment in manufacturing at a time when we're losing manufacturing in Michigan and in the United States, is certainly something we need to concentrate on.
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As the early years advanced, we were able to hit singles, then doubles, then triples, then home runs.
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Well, yeah, I get to decide what I publish, which is nice.
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We will consolidate our existing Dallas headquarters and Plano contact center into a single convenient location with room for expansion, lowering our facility costs.
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We are excited to begin offering the Living Balance Sheet to our field force, which will transform the way our financial representatives do business. It will help our agents distinguish themselves in what has become an increasingly competitive environment.
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We were playing hardball and almost twisting their arm.
There is some growling. There's always growling with changes.
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We're still waiting to hear what resources are needed.
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One of the things I've learned is how to use humor when I communicate. When I'm joking around with the guys and they can get a little bit of a laugh out of the situation, then they look forward to coming in there. . . . Most people learn better when they enjoy the learning process.
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So in order to achieve clarity and be fully and positively engaged in what you're doing, you must (1) know the goal or outcome you're intending and (2) decide and take the next physical move to propel you in that direction.
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So, I'm willing to grow the company as big as it wants to get, but I frankly don't care what that size is. I don't know yet, really, how ready the planet is for my message, and that's the thing I must guard.