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 this month’s here on the blog to transcribe more, and to curate […]
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, […]
Speaking with Aloha: Energy, Managing, Leading
In Speaking with Aloha, managing and leading (ref: Be an ~INGer) are not interchangeable words / verbs for Alaka‘i Managers: We define managing and leading in terms of energy, and we believe that great managers do both every single day. Human energy is the primary asset in any workplace, any discipline, any industry: Human labor, […]
Begin, or Regroup with Ka lā hiki ola
December 1st, Dawning Remember this goodness all month long: Keep your firsts going with Ka lā hiki ola, the value of hope and promise. Ka lā hiki ola translates to “the dawning of a new day.” That does NOT mean it only applies to your mornings. You can regroup, or newly “Begin with the End […]
Nothing’s Final in the Managed with Aloha Workplace
Next, not Final: “That’s final!” is a phrase you won’t hear an Alaka‘i Manager say. They are more inclined to say, “Let’s try this, and then let’s follow up with each other again once we have a track record to talk about, and compare notes with.” ‘Next’ is always around the corner, waiting for us […]
Dear Manager, Don’t let me get bored.
Interesting work will be intentional work. We often hear this interesting/intentional work of Ho‘ohana described this way: Good work will be engaging. Good work will be important and count for something, and it will be fulfilling. I doubt anyone would argue, yet this is what was reported by The Atlantic as an all-too-common workplace story: […]
Ka lā hiki ola and Leadership: A Sense of Hope
A Managing with Aloha Whiteboard Lesson: Ka lā hiki ola ~ literally; ‘the dawning of a new day’ Ka lā hiki ola ~ the Value of Hope and Optimism Ka lā hiki ola ~ the Expectation of whatever is ‘next’ coupled with the expectation of Better Leadership ~ championing the Clarity of Compelling Vision Leadership […]