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David Allen's Mentor ?

One of David Allen's mentors was Dean Acheson.

TommyGun;96025 said:
David talks about his mentor in one of the audio books, but doesn't say his or her name...
BTW David Allen is my mentor :)
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One of David Allen's mentors was Dean Acheson.

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/07/01/100117066/index.htm said:
From Michael the karate teacher, Allen learned the power of an empty mind when confronting new challenges. By running a travel agency, he picked up the idea for a "tickler file," a series of folders labeled by day, week, and month that helps people prioritize tasks. Many of GTD's most important concepts came from a small-business consultant named Dean Acheson, who taught Allen to create a master list of everything that commands his attention and assign a "next action step" for each.
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