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Getting Things Done* presented by Trisa Clemons. * Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity David Allen Company – www.davidallengtd.com. Managing Workflow. How do you manage your workflow?. Managing Workflow. Exercise
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Getting Things Done*presented by Trisa Clemons *Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity David Allen Company – www.davidallengtd.com
Managing Workflow How do you manage your workflow?
Managing Workflow Exercise Spend the next 5 minutes writing down whatever comes to mind.
Managing Workflow • 5 Steps to Managing Workflow • Collect • Process • Organize • Review • Do
Managing Workflow - Collect • Capture everything – Get it out of your head • Have as few collectors as you can, but as many as you need • Empty them regularly by processing and organizing
Managing Workflow - Process • Actionable? • Project • Next Action • Do, Delegate, Defer • Not Actionable? • Toss • Tickle • File
Managing Workflow - Organize • Projects • Calendar • Next Actions • Waiting For
Managing Workflow - Organize Example
Managing Workflow - Review • Review calendar and action lists daily • Conduct a customized weekly review to clean up, maintain and advance your systems • Review longer-term actions and projects as often as needed
Managing Workflow - Do • Make choices • Context • Time • Energy • Priorities • Stay flexible • Consistent focus on priorities
Quick Hits • Turn off alerts • Determine the best time of day to process your inbox (instead of doing it all day long) • Schedule a time to set-up a system . . .and just do it! • If using Outlook, drag and drop items to your calendar and task list • Recognize that things will change throughout each day. Be flexible.