GTD® Virtual Study Group

David Allen calls it “captain and commander,” a state of perspective and control nirvana that allows you to have mind like water. But how do you get there? In this episode, we talk about capture, weekly review, and the other GTD skills that are needed to get you in the upper-right quadrant. We also had [...] The post Perspective and Control appeared first on DEG Consulting.

Once wasn’t enough! In this episode, we take on overload and overwhelm in a smackdown rematch. New perspectives on how overload can focus your efforts, dealing with crises, and keeping up when sheep happen (you gotta listen to get the joke). A dynamite conversation! Download the podcast here. The post The rematch: overload and overwhelm smackdown II appeared first on DEG Consulting.

Drinking from the firehose? In this episode, the GTD Virtual Study Group takes on overwhelm versus overload in a GTD smackdown. Want to know how we cope with everything that we have coming at us? Listen in and find out. Download the podcast here. A couple of notes: The episode on social networking recorded on [...] The post Overload versus Overwhelm Smackdown appeared first on DEG Consulting.

Welcome to another great episode of the GTD Virtual Study Group! In today’s discussion, you can hear how GTD has helped us stay in touch with our networks. Dan Stratton shares how maintaining your network may help you if you get laid off (timely advice!). We talked about what it takes to stay in touch [...] The post Using GTD to Stay in Touch appeared first on DEG Consulting.

Welcome to another great episode of the GTD Virtual Study Group. In this episode, you’ll hear Michael Deutch whose entire job consists of doing fun things with mindmapping. Michael is Mindjet’s chief evangelist and is an avid GTD-er. He talked to us about how to enhance brainstorming, organizing projects, getting to higher horizons of focus [...] The post Going Beyond GTD with MindManager appeared first on DEG Consulting.

In this episode, you can learn how presenter Jim McCullen manages tasks as well as email using Outlook’s inbox. If you’d like to have a copy of the accompanying PowerPoint, please request it via email by clicking here. Download the podcast here. Our next meeting will include a presentation by Mindjet evangelist, Michael Deutch. Check [...] The post Using Outlook’s inbox to manage tasks appeared first on DEG Consulting.

David Allen’s new book, Making It All Work, hit the stores in late December. In this episode, the group shares their thoughts on the book and what new insights they’ve gleaned from this latest addition to the GTD bookshelf. Download the podcast here. Our next meeting will be on Feb 12 when we’ll talk about [...] The post Making It All Work: the review appeared first on DEG Consulting.

Looking forward to creating a great 2009? In this episode, you can learn how we celebrated our accomplishments of the past year and look forward to great things in the future. We talked about tools and tips and GTD ah-hahs that we’ll use to make it all happen. Download the podcast here. Our next meeting [...] The post Welcoming in 2009 with GTD appeared first on DEG Consulting.

Happy Holidays! In this special episode, we enjoyed David Allen as our guest. David gave us an update on the growth of GTD as well as answered lots of questions. Download the podcast here. The Study Group is off for the holidays and will be back in January with more discussions. We’ll be talking about [...] The post Special Guest: David Allen appeared first on DEG Consulting.

Lots of us keep someday/maybe lists but perhaps don’t use those as effective tools. In this discussion, you can hear how some folks use someday/maybe to achieve goals and move next-actions forward faster. Download the podcast here. Our next meeting will be on Dec 11 when David Allen is scheduled to join us. Confirmed. Really. [...] The post Someday/Maybe appeared first on DEG Consulting.

In this episode, frequent contributer Augusto Pinaud shares the secrets of working in contexts. Learn how to fine tune your focus and get tons more accomplished from the contexts blackbelt! Download the podcast here. Our next meeting will be on Thursday, Nov 13. David Allen is scheduled to join us then! The post Using contexts to increase your focus appeared first on DEG Consulting.

Mind mapping can be a powerful tool to organize your thinking. Taking this process to a powerful new level, listen as group member Reed Shell takes us on a guided tour of his mind maps and his world. Download the podcast here. Our next meeting will be on Thursday, Oct 9; we will enjoy a [...] The post Mindmapping and GTD appeared first on DEG Consulting.

Frequent Study Group contributor, Doreen Hartzell, joins us to recap the recent Office 2.0 conference. You can hear a summary of the key points from David Allen’s keynote, as well as Doreen’s insights from her panel discussion. Doreen also shares a detailed, in the weeds view of her own system using Enleiten. Download the podcast [...] The post Office 2.0 and Enleiten appeared first on DEG Consulting.

We’ve been a going concern for an entire year! In this episode, we take a look back at what we accomplished and look ahead to topics for the next twelve months. You can download the podcast here. The GTD Virtual Study Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of every month. Our next meeting [...] The post One year of the GTD Virtual Study Group! appeared first on DEG Consulting.

Keeping all your projects going at once is a lot like plate spinning. To maintain any sort of momentum, there’s got to be some energy inputs by you or someone else. If you stop paying attention, the project wobbles and eventually grinds to a halt. In this episode, you’re sure to find something that will [...] The post Plate spinning with GTD appeared first on DEG Consulting.