‘Ike loa

As a value, ‘Ike loa urges us to know our business and our people well. The literal translation of ‘Ike loa is “to seek knowledge and wisdom.” Therefore, ‘Ike loa is normally thought of as the value of learning and of continuous improvement, where life-long learning and the seeking of more knowledge is an on-going passion.

Pronunciation Guide: ‘Ike loa (Ee-kay loh-ah)

For more on this value, these are articles Rosa has written on ‘Ike loa since Managing with Aloha was first published:

• What I have learned from the People we collectively call “our employees.” Simply said, what I have learned from the People we collectively call “our employees” was, and still is, everything I know about managing with Aloha —and more.

• Learning Needs a Cool Factor. If you have children, you can never start too early, instilling them with an insatiable curiosity about themselves, their capacity, the world around them, and all the people in it.

• An Environment for Learning. As originally written for Lifehack.org

A special 5-part series written for Managing with Aloha Coaching:

1. ‘Ike loa, the Hawaiian Value of Learning
2. Learning as a process: Beginning, Middle, and End
3. The Learning Process of Managing with Aloha
4. Learning from other People
5. MWA in Tertiary Learning: Developing your ‘Ike loa Habit