Preface: I’ve asked the Ho‘ohana Community to share their best practices with me, as we tackle our Ho‘omau Kākou initiative on the 9 Key Concepts, and thanks to a project within my current work within Say Leadership Coaching I’ve been inspired recently to share one of my own with you: Assigning Homework. Labor Day has […]
To Read, and to Love Reading again
To read, and to love reading again, is to ‘master our circumstances.’ It is 11:11am Thursday morning, a time when most of the workplace weary are dutifully at work. I, in contrast, and in the blessed good fortune of the self-employed, have just finished reading a 462-page of masterfully crafted fiction, having purposely setting aside […]
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, […]
Sunday Mālama: Are your projects and your ideas in sync?
Sense of Place: It’s January, the month of resolutions, goal-setting, and life’s way finding. In a recent newsletter, I shared this with the Ho‘ohana Community; Two Choices: The Change I Choose. If there’s anything I’ve learned from my own experiences with making New Year’s resolutions, it’s this: a) Make as few of them as possible, […]
Alonui
“Wherever you are, make sure you’re there.” — Dan Sullivan What are the good habits which empower you, and make you feel stronger? One of my Hō‘imi reflections was this: After a ten-year investment ‘dabbling’ in social media, I realized it didn’t qualify for me as a ‘good habit.’ Not Flickr or Instagram, not Twitter […]
Labor Day Aloha
Celebrate work today! For the longest time I considered Labor Day nothing but an extra holiday. I wasn’t aware of the true history behind this American holiday, and I wasn’t curious about it either. Growing up in Hawai‘i meant it was an extra beach day (no school!) and a really ono barbecue grinds picnic day. […]
Make Follow-through your Superpower!
Whether you call it Follow-up or Follow-through, great managers get it done as their Ho‘ohanohano signature of distinction. Conduct yourself with distinction We, at Say Leadership Coaching, have been able to enjoy many wonderful talk stories over the years, which were sparked by Ho‘ohanohano’s signature catch phrase, “conduct yourself with distinction.” We’ve sparred about what […]