Lokomaika‘i: E ‘ōpū ali‘i “No beauty shines brighter than that of a good heart.”—Kāvya Agarwal E ‘ōpū ali‘i‘Be as kind and as generous as a chief should be.’—Dr. George Kanahele Lokomaika‘i means “of good heart” and it is often considered the value of generosity. Rather than listing it separately in Managing with Aloha, we weave […]
Hō‘imi to Curate Your Life’s Experience
From my email: “Rosa, is Hō‘imi a value you created? I’ve been trying to do more research on it, and can’t find anything more than what can be traced back to you and your writing.” The short answer, is yes, as far as I know, and am aware of —so if you find anything more, […]
What do executives do, anyway? They do values.
My title is borrowed from a blog post I recently read and felt compelled to share with the readers of my Ho‘ohana Community newsletter: What do executives do, anyway? by Avery Pennarun, Apenwarr. Pennarun chews on the question by means of a book review: He offers up the answer given by Andy Grove (of Intel […]
Rapid Fire Learning: Practical Managing with Mahalo
Preface: One of the ‘elders’ in our Ho‘ohana Community is an ‘Ike loa learning habit, a month-end practice we named Rapid Fire Learning (RFL). It starts as a private journaling practice, handwritten for self-reflection and much shorter than what follows: I’ve opted to post an excerpt of my own RFL this month here on the […]
Sequential and Consequential Mahalo
My speaking engagements often end with a few minutes devoted to talk story, that wrap-up most refer to as Q&A or ‘question and dialogue.’ While speaking to a group of educators this past summer, one of them asked me, “What are the kinds of things you’ve learned since Managing with Aloha was written and published, […]
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 […]
Golden Rule Management
Golden Rule Management I’m sure you know of The Golden Rule: “Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you.” The Golden Rule is the inspiration for what we who manage with Aloha call “Golden Rule Management” and it goes like this: “Do for, and do with others, as you would have them […]