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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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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People are going to have to think twice once they hire more than 10 employees.
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It's already unwieldy with almost 50 people with different languages.
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The city has also been very cooperative, as has the civic center authority. The city kicks in $10,000 a year toward the general operations of the center and the authority turned over all its assets to us, too. We all have a vested interest in seeing our civic center stay open. It's a good facility. We want people to use it and hope it stays that way.
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More and more people are feeling overwhelmed. You need to make sure you're having conversations with yourself and constantly renegotiating your priorities so you feel comfortable.
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There's a subtle but critical difference between something that is long term and something in the category of 'someday/maybe'. Either a project is an open loop to close, as soon as possible, or it is not.
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That's a growth opportunity for desktop CPUs as they evolve into a new form factor and usage model.
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The group was immediately misunderstood by this community. What the town needed was to get going.
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All the growth rates for 2004 and 2005 and forecast for 2006 all point to mobile. ... It's not just us saying it. It's happening around the world.
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Remember, you're the one who creates speed, because you're the one who allows stuff to enter your life.
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I think Anne is just perfect (for this job).
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Anyway, I'm only willing and interested in growing the size of the business when I have an assurance that the delivery vehicles match the quality of the message.
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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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I hope you understand there is much more here than the state is saying.