Preview: Much good comes from the responsibility you accept, and decide to take ownership of. There is, however, a trap to be aware of as well. Kuleana; The Hawaiian Value of Responsibility Responsibility’s Kuleana Keepers When writing Managing with Aloha’s chapter on Kuleana, my focus was on the workplace gemstones we commonly associate with responsibility […]
Dedicate October to Truthful, Authentic Lōkahi Unity
I received this text on Sunday, as televised coverage of the football games began; “You’re a psychic Rosa! How did you know Lōkahi would be so relevant right now, with these #TakeAKnee protests?” Our Value Immersion for September, 2017: Lōkahi Have the NFL controversies —plural, with more than one issue to be talked about— been […]
Well Served by Our Values: Recalling 911, with Aloha
Where did your thoughts go as 911 was commemorated today, and “Never forget” themes dominated the airwaves? In recent years, I have usually thought about the non-competitiveness of Kūlia i ka nu‘u, as I had written about 911 within that context for its chapter in Managing with Aloha, where we rebuild to recover in a […]
Lōkahi Teaming: Who do you work with?
As you work on your value alignment with Lōkahi, take an introspective look at your teaming: Who do you work with? Who would you like to work with? If you could start working with someone new, who would you choose? If you could begin to work differently with someone, how would you do so? Find […]
Our Value Immersion for September, 2017: Lōkahi
Lōkahi Harmony and unity Cooperation and collaborative work People who work together can achieve more From the preamble of Chapter 8 in Managing with Aloha; Lōkahi is the value of harmony and unity. Lōkahi seeks harmony in bringing people to win-win agreements. It is working with cooperation and collaboration, so all who contribute feel valued […]
The 3 C’s of 2017: Change, Congruency, Critical Thinking
Change is happening all around us, and I would like to suggest a January conversation to you. Let’s talk story about our response to the whirlwinds of current change via the skill-building of Critical Thinking and the value-alignment of Congruency. Value Preview: In this posting, we will also consider the value alignment of Managing with […]
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 […]