{"id":5186,"date":"2011-08-08T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2011-08-08T15:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/2011\/08\/02\/"},"modified":"2014-02-03T14:30:11","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T22:30:11","slug":"what-to-do-when-your-co-workers-dont-do-gtd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2011\/08\/what-to-do-when-your-co-workers-dont-do-gtd\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do when your co-workers don&#039;t do GTD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2011\/08\/fish.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5188\" title=\"Fish\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2011\/08\/fish-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"148\" \/><\/a><strong>Q: <\/strong> I am part of a team with five teammates who are not using GTD. How do I handle the frustration within the lines of communication and organization\/productivity? How do I handle people who don&#8217;t do this method?<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Allen:<\/strong> The more anyone around you is out of control, the more you need the GTD method! You can only be responsible for what YOU need to track about what THEY are supposed to be doing, and following up with them accordingly. Of course, the more they get onto this method, the more they\u2019ll be doing their part&#8230;but you\u2019re going to have to manage yourself, no matter what.<\/p>\n<p>The more out of control your environment (including people), the more critical that you implement your own GTD process. You need to know what\u2019s yours and what\u2019s not, and manage your own \u201c10 acres\u201d with rigor. And as you hold new standards, it impacts everyone to some degree. Though there\u2019s no guarantee, the more you manage your own stuff pristinely, the more people tend to engage with you at that level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q: I am part of a team with five teammates who are not using GTD. How do I handle the frustration within the lines of communication and organization\/productivity? How do I handle people who don&#8217;t do this method? 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