戴維·艾倫（David Allen）

全球管理谘詢公司戴維·艾倫有限公司的創始人及總裁。在開發個人和企業潛力方麵，他被普遍認為是世界級權威。過去20多年來，他提齣GTD這樣一套提高效率的方法，為成韆上萬職場人士提供培訓，對一些全球企業提高工作效率起到推進的作用，亦被譽為提升工作效率方麵世界上最具影響力的思想傢之一。他曾在默剋公司、福特基金會、世界銀行、紐約人壽等機構做主題演講，推進效率提升項目。他開展的工作被《財富》、《快公司》、《華爾街日報》、《洛杉磯時報》等眾多媒體報道。他發布的《效率原則》電子簡訊訂戶超過3萬人。

In Getting Things Done , David Allen offered a breakthrough system to enhance productivity-at work and in daily life. Now "the guru of personal productivity" ( Fast Company ) asks readers what is holding them back and shows how they can be ready for anything-with a clear mind, a clear deck, and clear intentions.

Based on Allen's highly popular e-newsletter, Principles of Productivity , Ready for Anything offers fifty-two principles to clear your head, focus productively, create structures that work, and get in motion, including:

* stability on one level opens creativity on another

* you can't win a game you haven't defined

* the value of a future goal is the present change it fosters

With wit, motivational insights, and inspiring quotes, Ready for Anything shows readers how to make things happen with less effort, stress, and ineffectiveness, and lots more energy, creativity, and clarity. This is the perfect book for anyone wanting to work and live at their very best.