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Consultant Masters His Workflow

David Allen – the man behind the GTD brand and the book Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity – offers the GTD Mastering Workflow seminar. Here is the promise:

What You’ll Learn

  • Highly effective and simple techniques for handling email, paperwork and projects.
  • How to implement specific action steps to make sure that you are aware of all of your commitments (to yourself and others)
  • How to capture what has your attention, and place it into a system that you can trust – day in and day out
  • How to clarify and organize your work, and reduce your sense of overwhelm in the process
  • How to file paperwork, reading, emails, notes, and more – so that you can find it all again where and when you need it

Whoa! That’s exactly what I need! … Or do I?

As a field consultant I have developed my personal approaches when I was working for Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS). In this post I am reflecting on my approach to the workflow and the techniques I am using.

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Free eBook: Effective Time Management With MS Outlook 2007

I have documented my time management practices that help me get more results in less time. I use MS Outlook 2007 for that purpose. If you are Outlook user and if you are looking for simple ways to make Outlook serve you and not the other way around then this little guide might be just for you. Try it out.

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Apply 80/20 Principle – Focus On Stuff That Matters

The 80/20 Individual: How to Build on the 20% of What You do Best by Richard Koch is the book I needed to read long ago. If you still have not read it do it now. Do not postpone it. It is engaging read and it is full of practical insights from successful entrepreneur.

For some reason I think it served (or could serve) Tim Ferris as a good prototype when he was writing his The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich.

In this post I share few ideas from the book.

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