Preface: Originally posted for an October edition of our weekly newsletter, this addresses our Key Concept 4 within the Managing with Aloha philosophy; the Role of the Manager Reconstructed. Good managers shift focus in October. One of the first things which comes to the management mind when we mention “finishing well” is, how are we […]
The difference between Should and Should-ing
‘Should-ing’ isn’t a word that’s made it into the dictionary yet, far as I know. Yet should-ing is probably one of the most useful words I know, part of my vocabulary for a dozen years or so, thanks to Marcus Buckingham, the gentleman who champions the strengths management movement. Should-ing is a cautionary word about […]
Piloting Projects: Job One is You
Do you know who Roz Savage is? For those who don’t, Roz is the first woman to have rowed solo across three oceans – the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian. Solo. And you know how that came to be? She knew she needed a project, and so she chose one. Roz Savage was a management consultant […]
Winter Readiness for Alaka‘i Managers
On this, our Sunday Mālama for the final day of November 2014, let’s nalu from our feasting ‘thanks’ to the ‘giving.’ This is a post to include in the manager’s self-coaching toolkit, a bring-back from last year, for I’d heard from several managers that this emphasis on readiness had helped them. The idea is to ease […]
Honor Your Survivors
Preface: In the dawning of a brand new year, many of us enjoy looking ahead, and mapping out new projects. I’m feeling some déjà vu here… May I suggest a way we are well advised to slow down? As those who follow my finds and photos on Ho‘ohana Aloha can attest to, gardening is a […]
Just 5 Over the Holidays, 2013
Look Back, to Go Forward in a better way. Many business coaches will tell you to ramp up your business focus now, for this is a time when most of the world slows down business-wise and you can seize those curtailed attention opportunities to competitive advantage. That has never been my approach, for much as […]
July 1= 6 Months of Value Immersion
Six months ago, I spent most of New Years Eve revisiting our 19 Values of Aloha: Going Forward into 2013, with Aloha. Now six months hence, it has become the single post I personally refer back to most often here at MWA Central, no other comes close. It listed my hunches for the year, and […]