Do you know why we love quotes so much? Because they have power, the power to hit you and pierce through to your core like a bolt of lightning — a bolt that will not damage you like real lightning will, but will keep you lit up, warmed, or energized with new resolve to BE.BETTER. […]
Ho‘omaha Makahiki Kākou
At Christmastime we say, “Mele Kalikimaka” in Hawai‘i— Merry Christmas! For the new year to come we say, “Hau‘oli Makahiki hou”— Happy New Year! It’s that wonderful time; time to REST. You’re probably thinking, “Are you kidding me? This time of the year is CRAZY.” Precisely. That’s why it’s best we rest. It can be […]
There is no Vacuum in an Aloha workplace
Real life lesson: Umair Haque shares a 2 minute read on Medium titled American Karma: “Moral Choice and Human Awareness” which includes this; “What happened to America? The story is very simple. I can tell it in three sentences.” “The right campaigned for a complete implosion of the state, and got it. The left campaigned […]
Give thanks. Live Mahalo
Happy Thanksgiving. For this day, and a refreshed perspective for the waning weeks of 2016, a gift: What follows is Chapter 16 of Managing with Aloha’s Second Edition just released this past July, on Mahalo, the Hawaiian value of gratitude, appreciation, and thankfulness. It includes the Appreciation Story of the Alaka‘i Nalu, the Take Stock […]
Sunday Mālama: Ma‘alahi Mornings and Mahalo Nights
Productivity, habits, and hacking— oh my! Today’s Sunday Mālama came from talking story with an Alaka‘i Manager who had followed my writing during I time when I was deeply into productivity hacking. It can get to be quite an addiction! This manager had also participated in a pilot project I led for the Ho‘ohana Community, […]
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 […]