David Allen (author)

David Allen ( born December 28, 1945) is an American author, consultant and inventor of the time management method Getting Things Done.

He is the founder of the David Allen Company, which specializes in productivity methods and executive coaching. The Getting Things Done method ( GTD ) is a part of the offer of the company. Furthermore, Allen founder of the company Actioneer, Inc., which specializes in developing productivity software for the Palm Pilot.

Allen has written three books: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity ( " How do I get things done: self-management for everyday life "), which describes its productivity method and Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life ( "So I get everything under control: self-management in everyday life", both published by Piper ), a compilation of newspaper articles on the subject of Allen's productivity. In December 2008, appeared Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life ( " I can do self-management for the professional and private life !"), In which he follows on his first book.

He lives with his wife Kathryn in Ojai, California.

• Allen, David ( 2001). How do I get things done: self-management for everyday life, Piper Verlag, ISBN 3,937,051,457th
• Allen, David ( 2003). So I get everything under control: self-management in everyday life. Piper Paperback. ISBN 3492251919th
• Allen, David (2008). I can do this: self-management for the professional and private life. Gabal Verlag. ISBN 3869361786th