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David Allen
Bestselling Author of Getting Things Done & Team | Founder of David Allen Company | World's Leading Authority on Personal & Organizational Productivity
Speaker David Allen is the bestselling author of Getting Things Done, the productivity classic translated into more than 30 languages and used by over 40% of the Fortune 100. He extended the methodology to teams with Team: Getting Things Done with Others, co-authored with Edward Lamont. Audiences book David for a complete operating system that helps individuals and organizations capture, clarify and execute on what matters most—without burnout.
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David Allen biography
Bestselling author and speaker David Allen is the world’s leading authority on personal and organizational productivity. His landmark book Getting Things Done has been translated into more than 30 languages, sold millions of copies and is widely considered the defining productivity book of its time. As founder and chairman of the David Allen Company, he has worked with more than 40% of the Fortune 100, helping leaders and teams increase performance, capacity and aligned execution.
For more than three decades David has researched, coached and trained executives at the highest levels of business, government and the arts. Forbes has named him one of the top five executive coaches in the United States, Leadership Magazine listed him among the Top 100 Thought Leaders, and Fast Company called him one of the most influential thinkers in the world on personal productivity. His ideas have inspired a global ecosystem of apps, blogs and software built around the GTD methodology.
From Personal Productivity to Team Performance
David expanded the GTD framework to the team level with Team: Getting Things Done with Others, co-authored with Edward Lamont. The book translates the principles that made GTD a global standard into practical guidance for collaboration, prioritization, accountability and shared focus, addressing one of the biggest pain points in modern hybrid and matrixed organizations.
David is also the author of Ready for Anything and Making It All Work, both extending the core GTD principles into deeper personal and professional terrain. PC Magazine named him one of its Top One Hundred to Follow on social media for his blend of insight and dry wit.
As a speaker, David Allen gives senior audiences a complete operating system for stress-free productivity at the individual, team and organizational level. Attendees leave with a clear method to capture, clarify and prioritize what really matters, regain mental space and build organizations that execute consistently against their highest-value goals.
David Allen Speaking Videos
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David Allen Keynote Topics
In his signature keynote, David Allen walks audiences through the methodology that made Getting Things Done a global productivity standard. He shows how the simple discipline of capturing, clarifying, organizing, reflecting and engaging transforms the relationship between people and their workload, freeing mental bandwidth and dramatically improving execution. Drawing on three decades of work with Fortune 100 leadership teams, David turns abstract ideas about focus and stress into a practical operating system that individuals and organizations can implement immediately.
Building on the principles of his bestseller of the same name, David presents a comprehensive approach to achieving sustainable success across both work and personal life. He gives audiences practical strategies for setting and reaching meaningful goals, prioritizing high-value activity, defeating procrastination and protecting attention. The session is especially powerful for senior leaders who want to perform at the top of their game without sacrificing relationships, wellbeing or creativity.
In a world where the operating environment shifts faster than most plans can be written, David shares the mindsets and habits that allow individuals and organizations to stay productive in the face of constant change. Drawing on Ready for Anything, he covers how to anticipate disruption rather than react to it, how to build flexibility into systems and decisions, and how to maintain focus and resilience when uncertainty becomes the default.
David Allen extends his iconic GTD methodology to group work in his book Team, co-authored with Edward Lamont. In this session he shows how the same principles that transformed personal productivity can fix the most common dysfunctions of modern teams: unclear priorities, fuzzy ownership, overflowing inboxes and missed commitments. Audiences leave with a practical playbook for purpose, standards, prioritization, delegation and accountability inside hybrid and matrixed organizations.
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FAQs on Booking David Allen
Why David Allen?
David Allen is the original architect of the modern productivity movement and the only speaker who can deliver the GTD methodology with the authority of its creator. Forbes ranks him among the top five executive coaches in the U.S., and his work has been adopted at more than 40% of the Fortune 100. On stage he turns abstract ideas about focus, stress and execution into a practical operating system audiences can apply on Monday morning. Book David Allen through Aurum Speakers Bureau to bring the world's leading productivity expert to your event.
What is Getting Things Done (GTD)?
Getting Things Done, often called GTD, is a complete personal-productivity methodology created by David Allen and described in his bestselling book of the same name. It is built on five steps—capture, clarify, organize, reflect and engage—that help people and organizations move work out of their heads and into a trusted external system, freeing mental bandwidth for higher-value thinking. GTD is used by executives, creatives and entire enterprises around the world.
What is David Allen's book Team about?
Team: Getting Things Done with Others, co-authored with Edward Lamont, applies the principles of GTD to group work. The book offers a practical framework for purpose, standards, prioritization, delegation and accountability inside hybrid and matrixed teams, addressing one of the biggest performance challenges in modern organizations.
What does David Allen speak about?
David Allen delivers keynotes on stress-free productivity, personal and organizational performance, leadership in times of change, work-life integration and high-performance team collaboration. To book David Allen for a keynote, workshop or executive session, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
How to book David Allen as a keynote speaker?
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How much is David Allen speaking fee?
David Allen speaking fees are determined by several factors, including the event's date, whether it's a virtual or in-person event, the duration, format, preparation required for their speech, and more. The same applies to the cost to hire any other top expert speakers and celebrities. The Speaker Fee Range listed on our website is simply a guideline and is subject to change without notice. If you would like to hire David Allen to deliver a keynote speech for your event, please fill out the contact form or email us at info@aurumbureau.com with as much detail as possible. One of our experienced agents will get in touch with you and let you know exactly how much it will cost to book David Allen.
How can I contact David Allen?
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Can I book David Allen for a virtual keynote?
Yes, David Allen is available for virtual keynotes and webinars. To book David Allen for a virtual event, please complete the contact form or send us an email to inquire about the special fees for virtual engagements.
