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David Allen - Getting Things Done

Getting Things Done

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  Praise for Getting Things Done The Season's Best Reads for Work-Life Advice .. . my favoriteon organizing your life: Getting Things Done . . . offers help build-ing the new mental skills needed in an age of multitasking andoverload. —Sue Shellenbarger, The Wall Street Journal I recently attended David's seminar on getting organized, and afterseeing him in action I have hope . .. David Allen's seminar was aneye-opener. —Stewart Alsop, Fortune Allen drops down from high-level philosophizing to the fine detailsof time management. Take a minute to check this one out. —Mark Henricks,  Entrepreneur  David Allen's productivity principles are rooted in big ideas ...but they're also eminently practical. —Keith H. Hammonds, Fast Company David Allen brings new clarity to the power of purpose, theessential nature of relaxation, and deceptively simple guidelinesfor getting things done. He employs extensive experience, per-sonal stories, and his own recipe for simplicity, speed, and fun. —Frances Hesselbein, chairman, board of governors,The Drucker Foundation Anyone who reads this book can apply this knowledge and theseskills in their lives for immediate results. —Stephen P. Magee, chaired professor of business andeconomics, University of Texas at Austin  A true skeptic of most management fixes, I have to say David'sprogram is a winner! —Joline Godfrey, CEO, Independent Means, Inc. andauthor of Our Wildest Dreams Getting Things Done describes an incredibly practical process thatcan help busy people regain control of their lives. It can help yoube more successful. Even more important, it can help you have ahappier life! —Marshall Goldsmith, coeditor, The Leader of the Future and Coaching for Leadership WARNING: Reading Getting Things Done can be hazardousto your old habits of procrastination. David Allen's approach isrefreshingly simple and intuitive. He provides the systems, tools,and tips to achieve profound results. —Carola Endicott, director, Quality Resources, NewEngland Medical Center  PENGUIN BOOKS GETTING THINGS DONE David Allen has been called one of the world's most influentialthinkers on productivity and has been a keynote speaker andfacilitator for such organizations as New York Life, the WorldBank, the Ford Foundation, L.L. Bean, and the U.S. Navy, andhe conducts workshops for individuals and organizations acrossthe country. He is the president of The David Allen Companyand has more than twenty years experience as a managementconsultant and executive coach. His work has been featured in Fast Company, Fortune, the  Los Angeles Times, The New York Times,The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. GettingThings Done has been published in twelve foreign countries.David Allen lives in Ojai, California.  ettng   Things   Done The Art of Stress-Free Productivity av en