David Allen (author)
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David Allen is a productivity trainer and consultant. He is the creator of Getting Things Done time management method. He grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana where he acted and won a state championship in debate. He went to college at New College, now New College of Florida, in Sarasota, Florida. His career path has included jobs as a magician, waiter, karate teacher, personal growth trainer and management of a lawn service company and a travel agency. He began applying his perspective on productivity with businesses in the 1980s when he got a contract to design a program for executives and managers at Lockheed.
He founded David Allen & Company, which is focused on productivity and executive coaching. The Getting Things Done method is part of his coaching efforts. He was also one of the founders of Actioneer, Inc.[1], a company specializing in productivity tools for the Palm Pilot.
Allen has written two books, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, (2001), which describes his productivity program and Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life, (2003), a collection of newsletter articles he has written. He lives in Ojai, California with his wife Kathryn.
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- Fallows, James. (July/August 2004) "Organize Your Life!." Atlantic Monthly. Vol. 294, No. 1, pp. 171-2.
- Beardsley, David. (April 1998) "Don't Manage Time, Manage Yourself." Fast Company. Issue 14, p. 64.