David Allen is an international author, lecturer and chairman of the David Allen Company, a management consulting, coaching, and training company. In the last 20 years he has helped hundreds of organizations worldwide improve their productivity, including many Fortune 500 corporations and government agencies. He is the author of three books -- the best-selling "Getting Things Done: the Art of Stress-Free Productivity" (Viking; 2001); "Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done" (Viking; 2003); and, "Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and the Business of Life" (Viking; 2008). He is a popular keynote speaker on the topics of time and stress management, individual and team productivity, and high-performance work practices.