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October 06, 2005

Nice description of the our RoadMap focus

Got a nice e-mail from Mike Flanagan, VP at Intrepid Learning Solutions, a long-time GTDer and informal coach to us in the e-learning space, regarding the dual emphasis needed for control and clarity I've been attempting to frame with my new seminar.

RoadMap emphasizes the need to balance process with perspective. When you're getting started with GTD, it's easy to be all process all the time--mastering all of your tasks but perhaps losing sight of the big picture. The result is that you become a runway level whirlwind, but you never really take off. By making vertical engagement part of the process, the RoadMap model helps provide the clarity and creativity that can get lost in the next action shuffle.

Thanks, Mike. I'm going to incorporate that "process with perspective" phrase into the GTD lexicon!

Posted by David at October 6, 2005 08:45 PM