Let’s dig in to 2 bits of vocabulary we use in our Language of Intention (Key 5): Kākou Communications, and Tribe as the notion of a community larger than team — I Have often referred to our Ho‘ohana Community as a tribe. Let’s also talk about how the two go together. As a brief preface, […]
To Manage with Aloha is to Hack Behavior
We talked about productivity hacking last time. What managers who adopt Managing with Aloha basically do, is behavior hacking: We hack to gain Aloha-informed behaviors. For programmers who hack, the target is computer code, and unfortunately, some nefarious types within their ranks have brought sinister and illegal intentions to the practice. However, hacking is simply […]
Issues, Actions, Opinion, and Self-Managing with Aloha
I tend to stay away from commenting on highly contentious, emotionally charged ‘news’ issues, for I’m fully aware that noisy opinions can make me way too reactive, and less reasonable as well. What we hear on broadcast television and/or social media is often skewed for ratings and sensationalism, whether founded in extreme personal experiences (albeit […]
New on Ho‘ohana Aloha: Daily Affirmations for Alaka‘i Managers
I have started a new series of daily affirmations on managing better, and I wanted to point them out to those of you who do not subscribe to my tumblr, Ho‘ohana Aloha, or presently follow Managing with Aloha’s LinkedIn Group. Affirmations and Speaking with Aloha To affirm something, is to articulate it clearly in your […]
Conversational Catch-up ~ with Aloha
A good finish, is a great lead-in. January can feel like a rather odd month for me, and for my SLC coworkers and partners. It’s odd in that business wise, we’re likely to be working on a few December remainders though most everyone else is eagerly zooming into the new year. We’ve been on our […]
The Real Rules of Engagement (Redux)
If we stick to the gist of it, BALANCE 2014 (posted 2 days ago) was about attention moving toward intention, and settling within welcomed engagement, without “Please, just leave me alone” withdrawal putting up an attention-blinding roadblock. The Venn diagram would look like this: The self-coaching journaling I asked you to do at the end […]
Balance, 2014
We used to talk about work/life balance — a lot. Nowadays, work/life integration is the phrase in vogue, and I use and prefer it too, particularly when we talk of striving for that sweet spot where working with Aloha meets living with Aloha and we are at our best, sustaining a livelihood that nourishes our […]