Leadership Lookout

Last week I pointed you to an audio of David Allen, author of Getting Things Done, discussing Making It All Work, his newest book. In this post I point you to a video of the guts of his thinking. It is very east to digest. Good luck in getting Control and Perspective on your busy life. Book Brief: Making It All Work, by David Allen

AND, referring to our post “Does your team have the ‘Somehow’ virus?” (2/14/09) – I re-read Allen’s Getting Things Done or, simply, GTD last week. In it (pg. 244) I think he answers my question about how to deal with this kind of sloppy planning/commitment. The solution to “Somehow…” planning is integrating “What’s the next action?” into all meetings, planning sessions, and your own project thinking, because it immediately forces clarity, accountability, productivity, and empowerment.

Try it, you’ll like it! :-) In the next meeting after someone suggests an action, or as you end the discussion, end with, “So what’s the next action here?”

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