Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity [Anglais] [Relié]

With first-chapter allusions to martial arts, "flow," "mind like water," and other concepts borrowed from the East (and usually mangled), you'd almost think this self-helper from David Allen should have been called Zen and the Art of Schedule Maintenance.

Not quite. Yes, Getting Things Done offers a complete system for downloading all those free-floating gotta-do's clogging your brain into a sophisticated framework of files and action lists--all purportedly to free your mind to focus on whatever you're working on. However, it still operates from the decidedly Western notion that if we could just get really, really organized, we could turn ourselves into 24/7 productivity machines. (To wit, Allen, whom the New Economy bible Fast Company has dubbed "the personal productivity guru," suggests that instead of meditating on crouching tigers and hidden dragons while you wait for a plane, you should unsheathe that high-tech saber known as the cell phone and attack that list of calls you need to return.)

As whole-life-organizing systems go, Allen's is pretty good, even fun and therapeutic. It starts with the exhortation to take every unaccounted-for scrap of paper in your workstation that you can't junk, The next step is to write down every unaccounted-for gotta-do cramming your head onto its own scrap of paper. Finally, throw the whole stew into a giant "in-basket"

That's where the processing and prioritizing begin; in Allen's system, it get a little convoluted at times, rife as it is with fancy terms, subterms, and sub-subterms for even the simplest concepts. Thank goodness the spine of his system is captured on a straightforward, one-page flowchart that you can pin over your desk and repeatedly consult without having to refer back to the book. That alone is worth the purchase price. Also of value is Allen's ingenious Two-Minute Rule: if there's anything you absolutely must do that you can do right now in two minutes or less, then do it now, thus freeing up your time and mind tenfold over the long term. It's commonsense advice so obvious that most of us completely overlook it, much to our detriment; Allen excels at dispensing such wisdom in this useful, if somewhat belabored, self-improver aimed at everyone from CEOs to soccer moms (who we all know are more organized than most CEOs to start with). --Timothy Murphy --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.

If your work life--or even your personal life--looks like overlapping Post-its and a filled-in datebook, you could certainly benefit from finding ways to simplify and organize the things you have to do. David AllenÕs book presents a system for organizing your tasks and projects into doable bits so that no project is too daunting and you can have better control over your life. The author narrates in a conversational manner, as though he were standing by your side as he helps you discover new ways of structuring your time. Listening to this book will help you free up your Òmental RAM,Ó be more efficient, and make your life simpler. K.M. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition CD .

Allen, a management consultant and executive coach, provides insights into attaining maximum efficiency and at the same time relaxing whenever one needs or wants to. Readers learn that there is no single means for perfecting organizational efficiency or productivity; rather, the author offers tools to focus energies strategically and tactically without letting anything fall through the cracks. He provides tips, techniques, and tricks for implementation of his workflow management plan, which has two basic components: capture all the things that need to get done into a workable, dependable system; and discipline oneself to make front-end decisions with an action plan for all inputs into that system. In short, do it (quickly), delegate it (appropriately), or defer it. While an infomercial for the author's consulting practice, this road map for organizational efficiency may help many who have too much to do in too little time, both professionally and in their personal lives. Mary Whaley
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David Allen's methods are key to survival in today's chaotic business climate. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.

If you've tried other time managers and still feel harried, take a minute to check this one out. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.

In today's world of exponentially increased communication and responsibility, yesterday's methods for staying on top just don't work.

Veteran management consultant and trainer David Allen recognizes that "time management" is useless the minute your schedule is interrupted; "setting priorities" isn't relevant when your email is down; "procrastination solutions" won't help if your goals aren't clear.

Allen's premise is simple: our ability to be productive is directly proportional to our ability to relax. Only when our minds are clear and our thoughts are organized can we achieve stress-free productivity and unleash our creative potential. He teaches us how to:

Apply the "do it, delegate it, defer it, drop it" rule to get your in-box empty

Reassess goals and stay focused in changing situations

Overcome feelings of confusion, anxiety, and being overwhelmed

Feel fine about what you're not doing

From core principles to proven tricks, Getting Things Done has the potential to transform the way you work -- and the way you experience work. At any level of implementation, David Allen's entertaining and thought-provoking advice shows you how to pick up the pace without wearing yourself down. --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition CD .

Management consultant and trainer David Allen shares his secrets and strategies for being more productive in the workplace with less stress. Teaches readers how to relax, and how to decide what to do, and what not to do. Also shows how to work faster, with greater efficiency and how to shuck feelings of confusion and anxiety. DLC: Time management. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.

David Allen is president of David Allen & Co. and has more than twenty years experience as a management consultant, executive coach, and educator. He has been called one of the world's most influential thinkers on productivity and has been a keynote speaker and facilitator for such organizations as Oracle, L.L. Bean, QVC, and the World Bank.His work has been featured in Fast Company, Fortune, and the Los Angeles Times. He lives in Ojai, California. --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition CD .