Preface: One of the ‘elders’ in our Ho‘ohana Community is an ‘Ike loa learning habit, a month-end practice we named Rapid Fire Learning (RFL). It starts as a private journaling practice, handwritten for self-reflection and much shorter than what follows: I’ve opted to post this month’s here on the blog to transcribe more, and to curate […]
Ho‘ohana: The Founder’s Mindset
In studying leaders and the values which drive them, I’ve found that there is a striking difference between founder owners, and most business executives: In short, it’s the passion and purpose which drives them—it’s their Ho‘ohana, their intention connection to worthwhile work. With a founder owner, what drives them stems from a very clear WHY, […]
Sequential and Consequential Mahalo
My speaking engagements often end with a few minutes devoted to talk story, that wrap-up most refer to as Q&A or ‘question and dialogue.’ While speaking to a group of educators this past summer, one of them asked me, “What are the kinds of things you’ve learned since Managing with Aloha was written and published, […]
Sunday Mālama: We Learn Best From Other People
“We learn best from other people” is one of my favorite Managing With Aloha-inspired phrases. I am quite sure those who know me best would say it has “broken record” status in the coaching I like to share, however I also say it as an affirmation for my own continuous attentions: I want my learning […]
In “Being Human” we Relate with Aloha
As an author, and someone who genuinely feels she writes better than she talks, I loved the opportunity I was recently given, to present a keynote along with an essay my host published in a gift book given to all his conference participants. Part 2, Keynote. What usually happens, is that people will listen to […]
Bring Back the New: Revise to Value Ho‘omau
We’re almost there. My “twelve years later” 2nd edition of Managing with Aloha is with the printer, and their galleys are on their way to me for final proofing. Thus the book should be released later this month! I will briefly preview my 2nd edition just for you, my wonderful MWA blog subscribers, at post’s […]
Brexit, Elections2016, and Witnessing History in the Making
June 23, 2016 will go down in history as Brexit, the day the British voted to leave the European Union. I have been fascinated with Brexit as the voting has happened. Glued to my laptop’s delivery of online news which reported and analyzed the results throughout yesterday evening, I was unable to contain myself, and […]