We choose our values, and our values can, and will change, yet there’s little doubt that our values initially come from our parents and early caregivers before our own choices are made. I recently read an essay passage that reminded me of that, a passage that also illustrates that this early value-giving is most often […]
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 […]
Purposeful Following
I’d like to follow-up with a bit more on the concept of ‘stellar followership’ mentioned 2 postings before this one: [If you got here via searching the keyword, this article is NOT about social media ‘following’ or ‘friending.’ Here on Managing with Aloha we talk story about good work and great workplaces.] The service stop, […]
Life’s 3 Stops in Motivation: Happiness, Meaning, Service
Preface: This posting is follow-up to a conversation started here: They seem happy enough. — Goal! (published January 2, 2013) … and then commented on here — (same page; scroll to the comments) triggered by an article written for The Atlantic by Emily Esfahani Smith: There’s More to Life Than Being Happy The links above […]