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“This is OK on Friday” is a free weekly newsletter that gives you tiny bits of food for thought that I personally like or find interesting and thought-provoking. Typically, these are useful tools, tips, techniques, and thought-provoking portions of information to enhance your well-being at work and in life in general.
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
Have you heard about brainwriting? Here is the shortest explanation in one paragraph.
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.
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 about “how do you add something to a cheese so that its weight decreases” (if you don’t know the answer, it’s in the end of the article). This is about what you can start doing from today that is not directly related to your skills yet provides a significant impact on them as well.
Confronting Sunday Scaries: You Can Find the Halfway Out Right Now
Today, I read about the concept of Sunday Scaries. It sounds like something related to Halloween, but unlike Halloween, it occurs 52 times more frequently per year and is far less enjoyable…
Continue readingMy Competing Priorities: Get Unstuck In Just 9 Minutes
Feeling stuck? One more post for workaholics. Chances are you have a bunch of projects that you juggle 24/7. So the “My Competing Priorities” exercise might be right for you. All you need is 9 minutes, a pen and a sheet of paper. (No, it’s not about origami.)
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?
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 relatively equal importance. At least in my case, but I’m sure someone else has the same. How do you prioritize when everything is important? ICE doesn’t help much with this.
Before I tell you exactly what I did—and you can just scroll down to the picture at the bottom of the page as it sums it all up—I’d like to add a little more background and also touch on the topic of decluttering.
Continue readingWhat 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 “manager” is first and foremost a role. This role, like other roles, incorporates responsibilities and certain attributes. It also has its pros and cons. Not everyone wants to be a manager. Not everyone can or should be a manager. The level in the hierarchy, unlike the role, is practically not as important in communication and problem solving. It just provides you with some tools, which is a different topic. However, when you are promoted to a manager role, you will need to adjust your communication and approach, but not quite in the way you might think.
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