As debate heated up on the pros and cons of Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, also known as the American Rescue Plan, I was challenged to defend my stance in favor of the $15 minimum wage while dipping into the shallows of Twitter; “[Are you] unaware that raising [the] minimum wage hurts young […]
Financial Literacy Revisited: You and Your Income
I previously wrote about financial literacy here: Conceptualize Your Financial Literacy. That post was connected to the ‘Ohana in Business model. Let’s get personal in this one: Your financial literacy will lead to your financial well being. Gut check: Empathy, understanding The current U.S. government shutdown is certainly an exercise in empathy which seems to […]
Conceptualize Your Financial Literacy
Preface: This article relates to our OIB tenet on financial literacy: 2. Everyone employed, works ON the business as well as IN it, recognizing that both of those engagement attentions are necessary. All financial information is shared and discussed, with financial literacy pursued as learning crucial to effectiveness in these engagements. —See all 10 Tenets […]
Money isn’t evil
We can learn from our mistakes, and get into a brand new relationship with money. “Accept what is. Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be.” Sometimes, when things are falling apart, they are actually falling into place. One of the great things about the life we are given, is that it […]
Where VBM falls short in business, VCM intercepts, improves, and reinvents it
VBM is Value Based Management.Business models can be better. VCM is Values Centered Management. Far better. This is an important distinction about Managing with Aloha, and a hot button with me; I will do my best with staying off my soapbox about it! In our value alignment, this article relates to ‘Ike loa (learning), Ho‘ohanohano […]
We Earn Our Keep, Integrated
Preface: We are devoting the month of August to a value exploration of work ethic. You can continue to find new article links in this series on the August 2013 archive page, where they are listed with previews. A Career Path’s Lessons Learned Because of my own work history, I’m often asked about working in […]
America, it’s time to get Decent, and be Pono: Raise the Minimum Wage
2019 Update: A Hawaii Business Magazine series catching my attention, is their CHANGE Report: “…because Hawaii cannot continue on its current path. We need to change. We face many significant problems but the biggest may be that half of Hawaii’s people are struggling financially today despite a booming tourist economy and full employment…” Half of […]