David Allen
David Allen
Notable for his self-help books Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (2001) and Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life (2008), Allen formulated a method of time management called "Getting Things Done" and founded both Actioneer, Inc. and the David Allen Company.
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth28 December 1945
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I'm happy that it's over with and I know where I'm going. I'm real excited about going out there and just playing football. The good thing about it is that I can get a great education and I get to play the sport I love.
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If you want to publish on the web you don't need a print shop, or an editor, or a publisher. You can just slap it up yourself and wait for traffic.
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Beginning drivers seem to make a lot of jerky movements with the wheel. Actually they're making smooth movements to very short horizons.
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If I don't know how a title will sell, I do a small run and scale up quickly if demand appears. Because I can now print as few as 100 books and turn a small profit I tend to keep all my titles in print.
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Danville has a great pool of friendly, smart, and dependable people who provide superior service to our clients. This level of service has impressed our clients and enabled our Danville team to grow faster than expected. Danville's community leaders have also provided tremendous support and a business-friendly environment during this year of rapid growth.
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The next time you want to hires someone and are evaluating performance and skill sets, look at the person's ability to get ready fast. When has she been really surprised (positively or negatively)? How long did it take her to integrate it and navigate a positive response?
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The base salaries for all management employees are being reviewed with those below market to be adjusted. I haven't heard of any downward adjustment.
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I've experienced (more times than I like to admit) avoiding slightly uncomfortable conversations with others I should have had on the front end and then endured much more excruciating ones on the back end.
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