Getting Things Done' Level 1 'Fundamentals' seminar

Overview

🕮 Off the shelf (OTS)

The Getting Things Done (GTD) approach has helped millions of busy people get more done with less stress. GTD accelerates existing high-performance behaviours, translating ambition into action. It helps individuals overcome distraction, procrastination, and uncertainty and become clear on what they need to do next in order to achieve their short-term goals.

Target audience/level of experience/pre-requisites:
Suitable for all grades, from high-level leaders to new starters.
No pre-learning required, and it suits people with no knowledge of GTD or those who have started on their own and want to get better at the Fundamentals.

Course format – how this one is different is to other Level 1 courses offered:
This in-person seminar is run over two consecutive 8-hour days. Participants are not off-work for those two days but will be actively engaged in doing their work, making decisions and unsticking projects that have been blocked for some time.
This seminar is very engaging, practical and the best way to get a group fully up-and-running with GTD.

Short paragraph describing content of course:
This course provides theoretical insights and practical implementation that will help participants get control of their world. They will increase their productivity while reducing their stress and developing confidence that they are consistently focused on the right things. We apply a straightforward, practical methodology to deal with changing priorities, shifting resources, and the sheer volume of emails, messages and meetings. We work with existing software and tools during the sessions and ensure each person leaves with a productivity system suited to their individual preferences and work style.

Summarised list of course objectives/ high level topics covered / brief outline:
• Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses in their current way of working
• Learn how to capture new topics so they know everything will be taken care of and nothing will slip through the cracks
• Learn to work from an empty email inbox to keep from move from being reactive to strategic
• Learn a systematic approach to thinking through complex topics to identify required next steps to get moving
• Build a dashboard to maintain control of all current commitments, both professional and personal
• Email / instant messages / meeting notes all sorted and filed in the right place
• Understand how to keep that system up to date as things change around them
• Learn to prioritise with confidence
• Develop new skills in software already being used, i.e. Microsoft suite/Outlook
• Improve their work/life balance

There is no exam or assessment as part of this course.