In a perfect world, we would start our day by going through a neatly ordered list of tasks.
Wed have a few hours of deep work concentration to cross off half of them.
But this is the real world, where last-minute meetings that could have been an email fill calendars.
Where colleagues forget to finish their tasks and drop them on your plate as they set off for holidays.
It’s free, every week, in your inbox.
Over the last 20 years, the world of work has shifted significantly.
The rise oftechcompanies brought with them flat hierarchies, cushy employee perks, and playground-style open-office concepts.
Along with that came a hustle culture aimed at getting the most out of every workday.
As Allen put it:
Stop using your head as an office its a really shitty one.
Your head is for having ideas, not for hanging on to them.
Twenty-three years and hundreds of in-house coaching sessions later, Allen realised there was something missing.
Its calledGetting things done… with others.
This really comes down to management.
A lot of new managers became managers because they were goodprogrammers.
For example, how late can meetings start?
When should team members not be disturbed?
We have two whole chapters on principles and standards because youre not going to change peoples personalities.
All that stuff can bleed into everything else if it doesnt get handled properly.
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