Managing with Aloha: We Reinvent Work Value by Value
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Managing with Aloha explores nineteen different Hawaiian values, and how to bring these very universal values to businesses today of every endeavor.
The Hawaiian words may seem foreign at first, but our universal, all-embracing discussions will be familiar to you, and those we coach quickly discover that using these “new words for old values” helps them reinvent old assumptions into better usefulness. We explore common sense, everyday approaches to blending the social and economic goals of business enterprise in ways that permeate our organizations and our community, defining a more meaningful sensibility for the way we work. We learn to become great managers and leaders. And in the process, we as managers learn to love our work too.
Managers get their work done through others —it’s as simple as that. As a manager you have the potential to affect the lives of people in profound ways, something you need to understand and take responsibility for. The best way to manage someone well is to honor their values as you remain true to your own, and given their universal nature it is highly probable many of your values are shared. Our values define our behavior, and in business, consciously working on values becomes synonymous with writing the software that drives effective work processes.
And we know that it isn’t “as simple as that.” That is why Managing with Aloha was written to help you.
Incorporating the language of values into a company’s culture demands meaningful communication, win-win agreements and a long term commitment to excellence: It becomes a language of intention which helps us “walk our talk” with integrity. When this is in place, work is conducted strategically, consistently, and successfully. Managing with Aloha helps us see this, and it explains how the arms of Aloha embrace the capacity every manager, and every employee has, to make a positive difference in the work they do.
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Managing with Aloha was created as an on-going resource for readers of Managing with Aloha, Bringing Hawaii’s Universal values to the Art of Business. You’ve read the book, and you’re excited about the possibilities it presents for you; now how do you make it your reality?
As a general lay-out, you will find
— This site is designed for first-time visitors here, who probably have not yet read Managing with Aloha, and are looking to start with information on the book itself. Under the HAWAIIAN VALUES heading, take the hyperlink for each value to its individual page, with definition, pronunciation guide, and an index to noteworthy articles written since MWA was first published.
— Managing with Aloha Coaching is a sister site we have designed for those who HAVE read or ordered Managing with Aloha, and are ready to take action, putting the book’s coaching into their every day practice. We say they are ready to Climb the 4 Peaks, living, working, managing, and then leading with aloha.
Are YOU ready? Visit Managing with Aloha Coaching today, to get started.
The Ho‘ohana Community
Manage with aloha and you are in great company!
Managing with Aloha has become a movement, with managers and leaders across the globe devoted to accepting full responsibility for the effect they have on our workplaces. They are continual learners, equally dedicated to their own growth —and joy! —as great managers in day-to-day practice.
Are you ready to jump in with full intention? These are the links I’d recommend you visit to get involved: We are waiting to share our aloha with you!
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>> Who, or what, is the Ho‘ohana Community? Meet your neighbors and friends.
>> Joyful Jubilant Learning: Where the writers within our community continue to explore the values of Managing with Aloha globally using the new media tools of today, with particular emphasis on LEARNING.
Are you looking for Managing with Aloha Jumpstart?
In 2006 we launched an experiment to bring the MWA start-up program of Say Leadership Coaching to our readers outside of Hawai‘i virtually. We aligned the program, one of self-paced coaching, with Ho‘ohana, then our value of the month program on the Talking Story weblog.
MWA Jumpstart ® proved to be a wonderful pilot, and we currently are developing our next generation of the program. Old links are systematically being removed, and we will post a notice here when MWA Jumpstart ® returns. Meanwhile, the place to be is Managing with Aloha Coaching, and we encourage you to join our community there.
Visit the Services page of Say Leadership Coaching if you would like to have in-person coaching on MWA brought to your company, or learn about the Executive Coaching program that Rosa delivers personally.
Rosa
Your ideas resonate with me and your business model embodies your Aloha spirit. For my Say it Better e-newletter (38,000 subscribers), I'd like to include a tip from you. As a speaker and an Emmy-winning former NBC TV and Wall Street Journal reporter, this I believe:
Our most crucial skill for a successful and satisfying life is to understand how to communicate-to-connect (not conflict) and become happier and high-performing - with others.
That's the only way we can benefit from this “Age of Engagement”, fueled by “The Power of Us”. aloha from across the water over here in Sausalito - another fan of Rosa
Posted by: Kare Anderson | September 05, 2006 at 05:54 AM