A year-end Exercise in Positive Expectancy Hō‘imi is another Hawaiian value, one that blends parts of Managing with Aloha’s ‘Imi ola (create your best possible life) and Ka lā hiki ola (hope, promise, and optimism), with generous helpings of Nānā i ke kumu (look to your source, particularly with Sense of Place). Hō‘imi is a […]
Our Value Immersion for May & June, 2017: Ho‘okipa
Ho‘okipa The hospitality of complete giving Welcome guests and strangers with Aloha Do you ever get the feeling the world is conspiring somehow, to reinforce circumstances or issues you’ve had on your mind? It’s not uncommon, especially in a world so crazily over-connected, as ours seems to be these days. You get some kind of […]
Our Value Immersion for March & April, 2017: Kūlia i ka nu‘u
Kūlia i ka nu‘u Kūlia i ka nu‘u is the Managing with Aloha value of accomplishment and achievement. The literal translation for Kūlia i ka nu‘u is “strive to reach the summit.” Those who have this value continually pursue improvement and personal excellence. For them, the most satisfying competition is with their previous selves: They […]
The Values that Matter: Yours & Ours
One of the things I love most about values, and by extension, my Ho‘ohana working with values-centered management practices via Managing with Aloha, is that they never get old. In that way, the “out with the old, and in with the new” mantra that is often heralded each January doesn’t seem to apply to our […]
We don’t inherit our values: We choose them.
I have been on a reading overload on Twitter these past few days, i.e. Pre and Post Elections2016, and would like to share a few of my findings there with you. Let’s instead ‘accept’ that this election result wouldn’t have happened in a healthier, inclusive, good America, and work to get whole again — Rosa […]
The Ethos of Elections2016: Vote Your Values, or Vote Your Party?
As someone who coaches value alignment for a living, upholding the Managing with Aloha Ethos, “Be true to your values” I was fascinated by an interview I saw on television the other night. Sadly, we may have the most unpopular candidates ever running for the office of President of the United States in Hillary Clinton […]
Teaching ‘Ohana Values
‘Ohana: “Family, and those you choose as family. ‘Ohana is a human circle of complete Aloha.” —Managing with Aloha, Second Edition, page 97 “Parenting lessons can help you be a great manager.” —Managing with Aloha, Second Edition, page 26 Tina Roth Eisenberg, who I previously introduced you to here: “Trust Breeds Magic” pointed me to […]