So vacation is over, and it’s time to return to work. You can ease in, find your place, and go with the flow, or you can go back to the beginning. My preference has always been going back to the beginning. It becomes another gift from your vacation, for vacationSTRETCH is what has given you […]
Archives for July 2012
The 9 Key Concepts — Why these 9?
I’ll often encourage you to “start with why” whatever your pursuit, and I strive to do so too. In this article, I’d like to share my why behind the 9 Key Concepts, and why I chose them. Managing with Aloha is a philosophy with two main constructs giving it form, cognizant of that undeniable connection […]
How to Capture an Expert’s Value: 12 Tips
My last post on training workshops prompted an email from a longtime reader about this article, previously posted on TalkingStory.org. She shared a recent workshop story of her own with me (she turned tip #4 into a personal goal), and she suggested I link to all 12 Tips for the rest of our MWA community. […]
The Sentence I Hear in Your Workplace Classroom
Workshop scenarios can play out like this: You hire me with a passionate story on why you would like to have Managing with Aloha taught in your workplace. Great! We get to know each other a bit in our planning of the workshop I will deliver for you, for if I’m to deliver on your […]
Ethos: Be true to your Values
It’s advice you’re likely to hear several times in your lifetime, and read in countless books, essays and articles: “Be true to your values.” What does it mean? Looking at it through the lens of ALOHA, it means, “Manifest your spirit: Be you.” Still a big phrase though, isn’t it. To “Be you.” is to […]