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# OK on Friday

Thriving in Harmony: Strategies for Organizational Development and Life Balance

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## Posts

- [The Confidence That Works](https://www.okonfriday.com/2026/07/16/the-confidence-that-works/) - You've done a lot. Finished what others quit, handled what seemed unmanageable, shipped projects, survived hard years, built things you're proud of. Then someone criticizes you, and in a moment, you find yourself wondering whether maybe you’re not good enough. Where did the confidence go? Confidence is often presented as something that comes from achievements.
- [Most Urgency Is the Discomfort of Waiting](https://www.okonfriday.com/2026/07/15/most-urgency-is-the-discomfort-of-waiting/) - Most workplace urgency is, in reality, the discomfort of waiting.
- [Don’t let the calendar decide when you care](https://www.okonfriday.com/2026/05/11/dont-let-the-calendar-decide-when-you-care/) - In 2015, we stopped giving gifts on birthdays and holidays. It changed everything. "Call mom, it's Mother's Day." No. Call mom because you care about her. Why do you need a date to give something to someone who matters? If you want to give a gift, give it. Not because it's December 25th. Because of
- [Notes from a Naval Ravikant podcast](https://www.okonfriday.com/2026/04/28/notes-from-a-naval-ravikant-podcast/) - A few ideas from the conversation that resonated with me. I listened to it on Eric Jorgenson’s YouTube channel. Quotes have been lightly edited for readability. Emphasis mine. No entrepreneur is going to be replaced by an AI "There's no entrepreneur I've met who says, 'Oh, AI is a bad thing.' To an entrepreneur, it's
- [The Cost of Taking Work Too Seriously](https://www.okonfriday.com/2026/04/07/the-cost-of-taking-work-too-seriously/) - “One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.” Most high performers read it, nod, and go back to treating their work as terribly important.
- [When “Normal” Glucose Isn’t Enough](https://www.okonfriday.com/2026/03/20/when-normal-glucose-isnt-enough/) - Wait, what? “Within normal range” glucose doesn't tell me much? I am not a doctor, nor have I ever received a medical education, nor am I trying to be one. But I do notice patterns, decompose systems, and distill principles to their core. And I noticed some in at least a handful of people. I
- [Boring Breaks? No, I’ve Got a Better Idea](https://www.okonfriday.com/2026/01/08/boring-breaks-no-ive-got-a-better-idea/) - “But that sounds miserable, doesn’t it?!” was the first thought that popped into my mind when I came across the concept of boring breaks.
- [The reason I didn’t write to many people](https://www.okonfriday.com/2025/10/31/the-reason-i-didnt-write-to-many-people/) - “How screwed is this?” — I thought, reflecting on suddenly resurfaced memories of things I hadn’t done. So, the logic…
- [How to foster innovation in the workplace](https://www.okonfriday.com/2024/01/18/how-to-foster-innovation-in-the-workplace/) - If you want to kick off innovation in your team AND you care about practical real-life doable things, not a theory, this post is for you.
- [Efficiency And Wellbeing: Simple 5 Minute DIY Assessment](https://www.okonfriday.com/2024/04/03/efficiency-and-wellbeing-simple-5-minute-assessment-with-catalytic-insights/) - The CEO's guide to assessment of company's operational efficiency and wellbeing. This assessment provides clear insights into your team's status.
- [How you make any conversation productive. Step 0.](https://www.okonfriday.com/2025/06/28/how-you-make-any-conversation-productive-step-0/) - Know your goal = Why are you in this conversation? You can have both productive and unproductive conversations on purpose.
- [Do I Need to Hire a Manager?](https://www.okonfriday.com/2024/02/19/does-your-team-need-a-leader/) - Does Your Team Need a Leader? With flat organizational structures and autonomous teams, people often question the idea of leadership. So are leaders overrated?
- [How To Handle Interruptions During A Meeting](https://www.okonfriday.com/2024/04/05/a-directors-challenge-interruptions-during-a-meeting/) - A colleague of mine, director, shared a concern about being interrupted during the team meeting by his manager. Let's talk about interruptions during a meeting.
- [Should I move to Japan?](https://www.okonfriday.com/2025/04/04/should-i-move-to-japan/) - “Do you like living in Japan?” — That’s a question I’ve been getting a lot lately. But in some cases, what people really mean is: “Will I like living in Japan?”
- [Why ‘We’re Unique’ Means Nothing](https://www.okonfriday.com/2024/12/13/why-were-unique-means-nothing/) - "We create unique products!" I haven't heard of any company saying otherwise. Everyone's unique—to some extent, so claiming just that means nothing.
- [The Stress Meter: Evaluate Now With PSS-10 Test](https://www.okonfriday.com/2024/06/18/the-stress-meter-evaluate-now-with-pss-10-test/) - When leaders effectively manage their stress levels, they positively impact others. How stressed are you? What are you transmitting to your team?
- [The end of work-life balance: 24/7 is LIFE](https://www.okonfriday.com/2024/06/10/the-end-of-work-life-balance-24-7-is-life/) - Like many, I first learned about work-life balance when I started my career 20 years ago. It took me 14 years to understand that there is no work-life balance.
- [Traveling CEO: How To Maintain Work-life Balance](https://www.okonfriday.com/2024/05/01/traveling-ceo-how-to-maintain-work-life-balance/) - How do you maintain work-life balance when traveling? Here's how it works for me. It's really just two steps: define life and incorporate it into your travel.
- [Batching: How To Find More Time In 24h?](https://www.okonfriday.com/2023/09/04/batching-how-to-find-more-time-in-24h/) - How can you find more time for tasks you want to do, while still having just 24 hours a day? This is what I use to win the time: batching. (1 minute read)
- [Why Saying No Is Good? The Magic Of Saying 'No'](https://www.okonfriday.com/2023/09/02/why-saying-no-is-good-the-magic-of-saying-no/) - If you say Yes to everything, you might be a nice soul. But you can also end up feeling overwhelmed and stressed. Saying No is what helps.
- [How To Handle Distraction? This Is A Game-changer Tool](https://www.okonfriday.com/2023/09/01/how-to-handle-distraction-this-is-a-game-changer-tool/) - Do you find yourself constantly distracted? I used to feel that way. I almost quit my job but found this game-changer trick to handle distraction.
- [Need more time? Here’s what I do to break free from the hamster wheel: time blocking](https://www.okonfriday.com/2023/08/31/need-more-time-heres-what-i-do-to-break-free-from-the-hamster-wheel-time-blocking/) - There never seems to be enough time to complete all tasks. Here's a time management tool that helps me break free from the hamster wheel and focus on what I truly need or want - time blocking.
- [Too Many Tasks? This Is How You Can Tackle It](https://www.okonfriday.com/2023/08/30/too-many-tasks-this-is-how-you-can-tackle-it/) - Feeling overwhelmed with too many tasks? Try this simple tool, it helped me overcome the panic of a heavy workload. It's a four-quadrant chart...
- [Leader? Speak last and see what happens](https://www.okonfriday.com/2023/08/29/leader-speak-last-and-see-what-happens/) - As a leader should you speak first or last in a meeting? I see many leaders feel the urge to speak first. Don't do this, here's why.
- [Brainwriting: How To Hear Everyone During Brainstorming](https://www.okonfriday.com/2023/08/28/brainwriting-how-to-hear-everyone-during-brainstorming/) - Have you heard about brainwriting? It's a leadership tool you can use to enhance the quality of your brainstorming sessions. Here's the shortest explanation.
- [How to go from individual contributor to manager: 3 tips](https://www.okonfriday.com/2023/08/25/how-to-go-from-individual-contributor-to-manager-3-tips/) - From individual contributor to manager in 3 steps by changing your viewpoint. Short and actionable. Try and go.
- [Confronting Sunday Scaries: You Can Find the Halfway Out Right Now](https://www.okonfriday.com/2023/06/06/confronting-sunday-scaries/) - This feeling disturbs you to the extent that you cannot relax on Sundays, hence Sunday Scaries, and you genuinely dread the arrival of Monday.
- [How to Improve Project Management Skills Without Improving Project Management Skills](https://www.okonfriday.com/2023/06/10/how-to-improve-project-management-skills-without-improving-project-management-skills/) - How to improve project management skills without improving project management skills? No, it’s not a joke.
- [My Competing Priorities: Get Unstuck In Just 9 Minutes](https://www.okonfriday.com/2023/01/22/my-competing-priorities-get-unstuck-in-just-9-minutes/) - Post for workaholics. All you need is 9 minutes, a pen and a sheet of paper. (No, it's not about origami.) My Competing Priorities are about attention.
- [Why do I feel tired and procrastinate? One common reason among workaholics](https://www.okonfriday.com/2022/08/23/why-do-i-feel-tired-and-procrastinate-one-common-reason-among-workaholics/) - At first we can't rest normally, then we procrastinate and can't work normally, then we work longer to achieve the planned results. Vicious cycle? Work-life balance I often say that there is no work-life balance as all 24 hours a day are life. It's more about life balance. How you choose to spend these 24
- [How do you prioritize equal things easily?](https://www.okonfriday.com/2022/07/20/how-do-you-prioritize-equal-things-easily/) - We won’t talk about prioritization methods like Kano, RICE, ICE and so on. Some time ago I wrote about the ICE scoring model because it struck me with its simplicity and seemed like a handy tool on the spot. But then it occurred to me that it often happens that many activities are actually of
- [What to do when you are promoted to the leader of your team?](https://www.okonfriday.com/2022/07/13/what-to-do-when-you-are-promoted-to-the-leader-of-your-team/) - Q&A: “I was promoted to manager. How should I build relationships and solve problems with the team, considering we just recently were on the same level?” “Status will get you nowhere. Only an open heart will allow you to float equally between everyone.” (Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie) My usual approach to this is that
- [Q&A: Should I fire this employee?—Approach, Framework And Full Decomposition](https://www.okonfriday.com/2022/06/14/qa-should-i-fire-this-employee-approach-framework-and-full-decomposition/) - “On the Plains of Hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions, who, at the Dawn of Victory, sat down to wait, and waiting…”—Sam Ewing, writer Before we dive into the topic, please note that this article is for people who manage other people. It's like a "doctors only" warning in a medical article to avoid
- [Closed Doors Week — How Introverts Recharge and Where They Get Energy From, By Personal Example](https://www.okonfriday.com/2022/05/31/closed-doors-week-how-introverts-recharge-and-where-they-get-energy-from-by-personal-example/) - It took me years to accept the introverted nature of myself. And my partner, as a true introvert, played a lot in this process. Therefore, being true introverts, we often see confusion on the faces of our friends when they hear about our "exciting holiday" during which the two of us played A Way Out
- [Buy time when returning to a task by using zanshin](https://www.okonfriday.com/2022/05/17/buy-time-when-returning-to-a-task-by-using-zanshin/) - Have you ever caught yourself at the beginning of a task and you have no idea where you left off? This can be especially true when you have multiple tasks and need to split them up by time. I am sure many can recall such cases. And at the same time, what often happens when
- ["Five seconds rule" or how you make your mind to start a task you usually skip](https://www.okonfriday.com/2021/08/22/five-seconds-rule-or-how-you-make-your-mind-to-start-a-task-you-usually-skip/) - When some part of you does not want to do something it will find a reason to justify inaction. For example your conscious hard-working part wants to read a scientific book and your procrastinating part wants to scroll more Instagram stories. And whether you read a book or watch stories depends on which your part
- [What motivates us?](https://www.okonfriday.com/2021/08/22/what-motivates-us/) - Lots of theories out there. The one is for sure, it’s not only about money. Because in the end money is a tool to make or get something that really matters. If you want to build a house it is The house that you want, or even further, The comfort that you will get in
- [Build on your strengths rather than focus on your weaknesses](https://www.okonfriday.com/2021/08/22/build-on-your-strengths-rather-than-focus-on-your-weaknesses/) - Often when we want to develop ourselves we pinpoint our weaknesses as opportunities for improvement. And that is ok when we want to get rid of some behavior that makes us unhappy or hinder our progress. But look at this from another perspective. If you want to achieve something, progress, then the way of improving
- [What Is Wrong With 360-Degree Feedback?](https://www.okonfriday.com/2021/08/22/what-is-wrong-with-360-degree-feedback/) - The 360 degree feedback method was introduced somewhere in the 1950s and is still chart-topping more than 7 decades after. While it does provide a value, there are things to consider before using it. The main point is bias and reasoning behind someone’s opinion. Even though this method is considered by many as non biased
- [A common mistake in change management: "We need more gold!"](https://www.okonfriday.com/2021/08/22/a-common-mistake-in-change-management-we-need-more-gold/) - That’s something I regularly encounter when a manager needs to improve a process, fix something that doesn’t work and so on. A number of times it starts with “first we need to” and follows by anything that means obtaining additional resources: hiring a new team, ordering the services of a consultant, buying an expensive training course,
- [4 Steps to Effective Change Planning within Change Management](https://www.okonfriday.com/2021/08/22/4-steps-to-effective-change-planning-within-change-management/) - You've probably heard this phrase or the so-called first rule of programming: "If it works don't touch it". I believe there is something about this joke, at least to the point that you shouldn't change for the sake of change. And when you decide to change something you clearly understand why and what you want
- [ICE Scoring Model for Prioritization](https://www.okonfriday.com/2021/11/21/ice-scoring-model-for-prioritization/) - ICE scoring is a simple, rough, and fairly good method for quickly prioritizing without focused, comprehensive analysis. It offers a slick way to trim things down and provide some comparison points to make a decision. It’s rather not best suited for prioritizing the entire roadmap or things that require a more accurate and consistent assessment.
- [Do you have a "toxic" team? I’ve got good news for you](https://www.okonfriday.com/2022/01/03/do-you-have-a-toxic-team-ive-got-good-news-for-you/) - What is a toxic team? Toxic people? No, Not really. Better way to define it as toxic relationships between people in a team. And it’s important, because if we say that people are toxic it is impossible to change, but if we say behavior is toxic, this is a whole different story. And the good
- [Wartime Diary Notes — the privilege of long-term planning, adaptation and what really matters  ](https://www.okonfriday.com/2022/05/01/wartime-diary-notes-the-privilege-of-long-term-planning-adaptation-and-what-really-matters/) - * Written in April 2022, during the russian invasion of Ukraine. What if you ‘switch off’ the long-term planning? For me it was down for about a month because of the need to make decisions right now without any chance to know what comes next. In fact even short term planning was limited, because the
- [2 things that will make you a better listener](https://www.okonfriday.com/2022/05/14/2-things-that-will-make-you-a-better-listener/) - Today I came across an article on how to become a better listener. The author says that in any conversation, in addition to being able to hear what the opponent is saying, we also need to convey interest and involvement. The article covers some tips on how to convey that interest, including repeating what the
- [Q&A: I want to be a PM, should I?](https://www.okonfriday.com/2022/05/05/daily-faq-i-want-to-be-a-pm-should-i/) - Question: “I want to be a PM, should I?” or other variations of this question, like “Should an engineer move to the role of a project manager?”, “I’m in my late 30-s and I want a career change, is it too late to become a PM?” Q&A is a section where I answer frequently asked
- [Q&A: Should I treat all customers the same?](https://www.okonfriday.com/2022/05/08/qa-should-i-treat-all-customers-the-same/) - Q&A is a section where I answer frequently asked questions about project management, work relationships, business development, career management, team management, and other topics. In most cases, these are questions that I usually receive on a daily basis. *** This question has several aspects. First aspect. We must have some communication standards that we follow

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- [Welcome to OK on Friday](https://www.okonfriday.com/welcome-to-ok-on-friday/) - Join for a weekly mindsnack. A handful of things I’m exploring — ideas, studies, patterns, quotes. Always something that made me pause. I call it "OK on Friday"
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- [OK Main page](https://www.okonfriday.com/ok-main-page/) - This is OK on Friday Get an exclusive weekly dose of food for thought, tools, tips, resources and more. Every Friday, I send out an email with the most intriguing or cool things I found and enjoyed that week. Gain Access “This is OK on Friday” is a free weekly newsletter that gives you
- [Sabbatical](https://www.okonfriday.com/sample-page/) - I believe in the following… If you enjoy doing what you do, you don't need or want to retire completely. By regularly "mini-retiring" throughout your life, you will be able to maintain high levels of energy, happiness and motivation to continue enjoying life. It is important to be able to do what excites you and
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