Productivity

Getting Things Done

Personal productivity is team power. Learn to manage the constant flow of requests, tasks, and interruptions so you can focus on what truly matters.

+3M people trained +27 languages Official certificate
The challenge

Personal productivity is team power

It takes just one or two team members making small mistakes (a missed deadline, a misjudged priority, a forgotten task) for team productivity to drop by an average of 24%.

And most of the workforce (60.6%) rarely gets one or two hours of deep, distraction-free work a day. Overload isn't solved by working harder, but with a trusted system for managing work.

Your ability to generate power is directly proportional to your ability to relax.
What it is

What is Getting Things Done

The GTD methodology was created thirty years ago by David Allen, author of the bestselling book of the same name. It teaches you to capture, clarify, and organize everything that demands your attention so you can make better decisions about where to invest your time and energy.

Research has shown its principles reduce cognitive load, increase focus, and even facilitate a state of flow. Used collectively, it gives the team a shared way of working.

What you'll learn

Skills for productivity with purpose

Eight skills to manage your work so your work doesn't manage you.

  • 01

    Capture

    Collect every commitment you make, to yourself or others, without keeping it in your head.

  • 02

    Clarify

    Identify the concrete next action that moves each commitment toward closure.

  • 03

    Organize

    Sort your commitments into a trusted systemβ€”your external brain.

  • 04

    Process your inboxes

    Empty your inboxes regularly to avoid fatigue and backlog.

  • 05

    Sort by context

    Use your calendar effectively and sort actions by context, not by topic.

  • 06

    Reflect and decide

    Decide with confidence and learn to say no with integrity.

  • 07

    Review weekly

    Review your system every week to keep it current.

  • 08

    Connect to your goals

    Link short-term tasks to your long-term goals.

The program

Program content

Six lessons that take you from input chaos to a trusted, reviewed system.

  1. 01

    Introduction

    How the methodology helps you reach the ideal productive state.

  2. 02

    Capture

    Get tasks out of your head and into a few capture tools.

  3. 03

    Clarify

    Decide what each item means and identify the next action.

  4. 04

    Organize

    Use your calendar, sort by context, and centralize lists in a trusted system.

  5. 05

    Reflect & Engage

    Review your lists at the right time and say no with integrity.

  6. 06

    Renew through Review

    Review the system weekly and connect the tactical to the strategic.

Delivery

Choose your learning style.

Choose the format that best fits your team.

Live Virtual

Live virtual

Three 2.5-hour sessions
  • Digital participant guide
  • eBook of the bestselling book Getting Things Done
  • Certificate of completion
  • Six-week reinforcement
Instructor-led, from anywhere.
On-Demand

Online at your own pace

4 to 6 hours Β· 60 days of access
  • Online learning platform
  • eBook of the bestselling book Getting Things Done
  • Certificate of completion
  • Up to 12 months in private sessions
At your own pace.
Results

Productivity that shows

Data from Crucial Learning with real clients.

9 of 10
Graduates permanently change a time-management habit.Crucial Learning
21-40min/day
Of time saved on average by graduates.Crucial Learning
55x
Less likely to start projects that never get finished.Crucial Learning
100%
Of Qualtrics graduates improved their ability to meet deadlines.Crucial Learning

People who use GTD are 18 times less likely to feel overwhelmed.

Who it's for

Who is it for?

For anyone with more inputs than they can manage.

  • Professionals overloaded with requests and interruptions.
  • Teams losing productivity to execution slips.
  • Managers juggling multiple projects at once.
  • Anyone who rarely gets deep, distraction-free work done.
  • Organizations looking for a shared way of working.
  • Teams that want to reduce stress and overload.
  • Anyone who wants to focus on what truly matters.
Upcoming sessions

Upcoming sessions

Check the upcoming open-session dates or request a tailored session for your organization.

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Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

What is Getting Things Done (GTD)?
Getting Things Done is an official Crucial Learning course based on the productivity methodology David Allen created thirty years ago, teaching you to capture, clarify and organize everything that demands your attention so you make better decisions about where to invest time and energy. It works as a trusted system, your external brain, independent of the tool you use.
How long is the Getting Things Done course?
It runs one day (8 hours) in person, three 2.5-hour virtual sessions, or 4 to 6 hours of self-paced on-demand learning. Every format includes a four-week reinforcement experience.
What languages is Getting Things Done delivered in?
It is delivered in more than 27 languages, including Spanish, English, French, German and Italian, always with native trainers and participant materials in the local language.
Does Getting Things Done include a certificate?
Yes. All formats include the official Crucial Learning certificate of completion, valid for internal development plans.
Is GTD a time-management course?
Not exactly. Classic time management tries to squeeze in more hours; GTD starts from a premise: the day has 24 hours, it won't have more, and your tasks won't shrink on their own. The system frees your mind from having to remember everything by moving commitments into a trusted system that lets you prioritize and spend time on what truly matters. Research shows GTD reduces cognitive load, increases focus and makes the "flow" state easier.
Why do I feel overwhelmed even when I work hard?
Usually because you try to manage everything in your head, and the brain is built to have ideas, not to store commitments. GTD teaches you to get everything out of your head into an external system: people who use it are 18 times less likely to feel overwhelmed.
How is GTD different from methods like Pomodoro, the Eisenhower matrix or time blocking?
Those methods solve part of the problem, not the whole system. Pomodoro manages your focus in time blocks; the Eisenhower matrix helps you prioritize urgent vs. important; time blocking reserves slots in your calendar. All of them assume you already know what to do. GTD works one step earlier and deeper: it captures absolutely everything that demands your attention, clarifies it into concrete actions and organizes it into a trusted system, so your head is free. In fact, GTD coexists perfectly with those methods: once your GTD system is set up, you can use Pomodoro or time blocking to execute. In short: Pomodoro and Eisenhower are point techniques; GTD is the operating system of your productivity.
Do I need a specific app or tool to use GTD?
No. The method is tool-independent: it works with paper, your email client or whatever app you prefer. The course teaches the system, not a specific tool; you apply it with what you already use.
Is Getting Things Done for teams or just individual productivity?
GTD works for both individual and team productivity. Small slips by just one or two members drop team productivity by an average of 24%; used collectively, GTD gives the team a shared way of working.
Does GTD work if I'm a manager whose day is pure chaos and interruptions?
Yes, that profile feels the change most. GTD doesn't remove interruptions, but it gives you a system to decide fast what to do with each incoming item without losing the important thread; people who implement it save an average of 40 minutes to 1 hour per day.
Can Getting Things Done be delivered privately for my company?
Yes. We bring it into your organization in person or virtually, adapted to your sector and your teams' real cases, coordinated with your L&D team.
Do I need prior knowledge to take Getting Things Done?
No. The course starts from scratch and works for any level of responsibility. Each participant practices their own productivity system with the real tools they already use.
How does the four-week reinforcement experience work?
After the training, for four weeks participants receive micro-practices, reminders and short challenges that ensure transfer to the job. It is one of the elements with the biggest impact on learning retention.

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