Work. As HO‘OHANA, good work has become my mission: I want people to have a legacy they’ve attained through doing great work, and nothing but. I think of Managing with Aloha as our very active Ho‘o pathway forward, in making great work happen. HO‘OHANA is good in and of itself, and it’s rewarding. Ho‘ohana: WORK [...]
Purposeful Following
January 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
I’d like to follow-up with a bit more on the concept of ‘stellar followership’ mentioned 2 postings before this one: [If you got here via searching the keyword, this article is NOT about social media ‘following’ or ‘friending.’ Here on Managing with Aloha we talk story about good work and great workplaces.] The service stop, [...]
Life’s 3 Stops in Motivation: Happiness, Meaning, Service
January 24, 2013 By 8 Comments
Preface: This posting is follow-up to a conversation started here: They seem happy enough. — Goal! (published January 2, 2013) … and then commented on here — (same page; scroll to the comments) triggered by an article written for The Atlantic by Emily Esfahani Smith: There’s More to Life Than Being Happy The links above [...]
Inaugural Address 2013: “We are made for this moment.”
January 21, 2013 By 1 Comment
I like words. I love using vocabulary as the practical yet robust tool it is. I think language is one of our profound human blessings, unique to our species and magical in our expression of it. To choose our words before we speak them, is to constantly recall our blessing, and share in it with [...]
They seem happy enough. — Goal!
January 2, 2013 By 9 Comments
“They seem happy enough.” Does that sentence bother you? It bothers me, for it was said by a manager about his team. Things are not always what they seem. And why “they” instead of “we?” Is there really an “enough” which can contain true happiness? Here’s a goal for the Alaka‘i Manager to consider in [...]
Just 5 Over the Holidays
December 4, 2012 By 1 Comment
Remember this? Managerial Batching: 1, 2, 5 and 7. Let’s focus on the “Just 5” part of it with practical, relevant, and useful holiday batching. This is the season, where Less, is definitely More. To save you a click… Just 5 In MWA culture-building, ‘Just 5’ carries two meanings. Just 5 minutes each day for [...]
Our Thanksgiving Week Mahalo
November 18, 2012 By
If you were part of the Ho‘ohana Community involved in Talking Story, the Managing with Aloha Coaching project, or Say “Alaka‘i” (and Ho‘ohana ‘Ōlelo — remember that?) today’s posting will look familiar, and with very good reason. Good things are worth repeating! If not, hurray for being here now! Let’s practice the magnificent gifting of [...]
