Managing work flowTrainers’ expo, 9 July 2014

“Anything that causes you to overreact or underreact controls you and often does” David Allen

What---Bugs/ nags you?Interests you?Distracts you? Projects at Hand?Ideas/ Innovations?

Some Basics• Boss Mode vs Worker Mode• Brain and the second brain• Four Stages of Competence

Getting Started

Office HomeUp and about

Transformation of Stuff- 4 stages of mastering work flow

C- collectO- organizeR- ReviewD- Do

Collect

Important aspectsCollection toolsPhysical and mental sweep100 percent incompletesHigh tech devices

Organize

How----Processing stuffActionable vs non actionable Project list/ project support listhorizontal vs vertical focus

Review

InvolvesWeekly checklistsDaily check lists Dumping dayThinking ahead Questions“ clean, clear, current ,complete”

Do

How?Monotasking vs multi taskingThe Pomodoro TechniqueBatching of tasksThe Big RocksInterruptions Action management Going Dark

Some Final Points Meetings JIT vs JIC Information Learn to be difficult when it counts Overcome the comfort challenge Use of automation Planned vs ideal day

“Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning” Winston Churchill

My deal for you all----

Thank You- Questions?