A Book for Workplace Practice

“Every single day, somewhere in the world, Aloha comes to life.
As it lives and breathes within us, it defines the epitome of sincere, gracious, and intuitively perfect customer service given from one person to another.”
—Managing with Aloha,
Bringing Hawaii’s Universal Values to the Art of Business

This genuine connection is the Aloha Spirit Hawai‘i is known for.

Now imagine if the customer is you, and if the customer service provider is your manager, one who continually shares his or her aloha spirit in the coaching and mentorship they offer you. This possibility, this liberating reinvention, is one that managers everywhere can and must believe in, demonstrate and sustain if we are to truly thrive at work. Managing with Aloha helps managers and leaders do just that; grow in their belief and intention, and make worthwhile, meaningful work our reality.

When we Manage with Aloha, we improve the workplace value by value. If you have selected your workplace based on its alignment with your personal values, the work you do will be the best, most fulfilling work you have ever done: It will be your Ho‘ohana, your intentional and worthwhile work.

The good health of the Aloha-aligned workplace is waiting for you, your manager, and everyone involved with your organizational culture, and you have arrived at the right place to learn more.

Can you sit and visit with me for a few minutes?

Welcome to Managing with Aloha,

This site was initially created in 2004 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?

Today there is Managing with Aloha movement, and my Ho‘ohana (the work I personally devote my efforts to) stretches from within workplaces in Hawai‘i to virtual global communities. Therefore, I have just updated this site in July of 2009 to return its at-the-surface landing pages to better direct the person who is newly discovering Managing with Aloha for the first time. Dip further into the archives, and it is easy to get lost down the rabbit trail of our conversations these past five years!

However those conversations were important to many people, and I had to resist the urge to better hide them away from view. If you are arriving for the first time. I suggest you ignore the archives at first. They are not a secret, I just ask you to trust me in following this path instead. Grab a cuppa coffee, and stick to the Home Page with me:

1. The byline of Managing with Aloha describes it succinctly: The book is my personal story of how I brought Hawaiian values to the art of business over a thirty year corporate career in the Hawai‘i hospitality business. While Hawai‘i has a unique sense of place, I discovered these values to be very universal. For more product-type details on the book, the Amazon.com page is well done, and includes several customer reviews and the “look inside this book” feature.

2. If you would like to read more about my goals in the writing of the book, and what results you can expect from purchasing Managing with Aloha, I would suggest these 3 pages accessed via that top navigation bar. As you read them you will discover more suggested resources.

• Why Choose Values
• 9 Key Concepts
• FAQ5 covering the 5 most frequently asked questions about MWA

Thank you for reading, and I look forward to welcoming you to our Ho‘ohana Community of Managing with Aloha practitioners. There is an incredible amount of goodness waiting for you to newly discover within your own values.

If I can answer any other questions for you, please write me, or we can talk story right here in the comments.

With my aloha,
~ Rosa Say

Comments

[personal development guru]

I wish I had a manager, now or in the past, who practiced your aloha method, as opposed to the "city method"
Thanks! I'll make sure to keep reading, wishing I could be a part of the movement.

[Rosa Say]

Aloha, thank you both for your comments.

I must stress that you needn't wait for your manager or boss to adopt Managing with Aloha: Value aligning our work is something we can all do in a myriad of different ways. I encourage you to take another look at the FAQ5 page I have linked in the posting above, and I think reading my book will make the individual applications a bit more clear.

The best to you both in your Ho‘ohana.

[William Agbemenya]

Aloha! I've just finished reading your brief on the difference between a MISSION and a VISION. I must say I'm very impressed. Thanks.

[Hilywatson]

Aloha!...

Thanks a lot for this I am going to become part of it from my corner in this world.