Alaka‘i is the Hawaiian value of leadership, and it is a quality for both managers and leaders, for it includes coaching, guiding and mentoring others. Those who are Alaka‘i lead with caring for others, courage and initiative, and with their good example. They understand that they shall be the guide for others only when they have gained their trust and respect.
Pronunciation Guide: Alaka‘i (Ala-kah-ee)
For more on this value, these are articles Rosa has written on Alaka‘i since Managing with Aloha was first published:
Most recently, Rosa designed an Alaka‘i self-leadership module around feedback she received from those in our Ho‘ohana Community. The overall goal was to create a personal growth plan for your own statement of self-leadership (and thus your learning within that plan going forward). If you use this as a self-contained lesson plan, read and work with each article sequentially: They are in order, and build upon each other.
