Getting Things Done Ep. 359: GTD and Holocracy
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Apr 22, 2026 A deep dive into how a self-organizing management framework integrates practical productivity habits. They trace adoption, training, and real-world transitions that avoided common management traps. The conversation maps role accountability to capturing tensions, next actions, delegation, and waiting-for lists. It also covers meeting workflows, prioritization by context and energy, and strategy shaping what not to do.
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David Allen Adopted Holacracy Overnight
- John Forrester describes how David Allen adopted Holacracy in 2011 after hearing Brian Robertson speak and immediately implemented full immersion training.
- They brought Holacracy One coaches into the office for week-long training and ongoing meeting facilitation to avoid early mistakes.
Holacracy Embeds GTD Workflows Into Governance
- Holacracy codifies GTD concepts like processing 'what has your attention' and tracking next actions and projects directly in the constitution.
- The constitution assigns role leads responsibility to externalize tensions and maintain next-action and project lists for their roles.
Capture Tensions Then Bring Them To Meetings
- Regularly capture tensions and convert them into items to bring to governance or tactical meetings so they’re not stuck in your head.
- Use a mind sweep and update next-action and project lists so you can process tensions in the proper meeting pathway.