There is a rather popular saying in Hawai‘i right now, and it goes like this: “No vote, no grumble.” What mostly happens however, sad to say, is that people don’t vote, yet keep grumbling. Hawai‘i has a terrible track record with voter registration and voter turn-out, however we’re very good at talking story when it […]
Managers Make Promises They Can Keep
“I left no time to dwell on promises I had no way of keeping.” ~ Joan Didion, The Year of Magical Thinking I’m not a fan of most reality shows, but one I do enjoy watching is The Voice, NBC’s effort to reinvent Fox’s American Idol. A significant part of NBC’s reinvention is giving the […]
Carry, and Use, Pen and Paper
Last time, we talked about: Managing Basics: Study Their Work. So how do you get that done? Handle the right now, and handle it well. Forget your laptop, and put away your smartphone. Great managers know that the best tool they have is as analog (i.e. ‘by means of hands’) as it gets: Pen and […]
Ka lā hiki ola and the ‘Can do’ attitude of Ho‘ohiki
The first time I went out on the ocean with the Alaka‘i Nalu, I was in seat five of their first and oldest canoe, the seat where the steersman in seat six could best keep an eye on me. The canoe was named Ka lā hiki ola, the dawning of a new day. The kaona […]
On Ho‘ohiki: Keeping your promises
This is a short and sweet post folks, but it’s important: Follow up, and keep your promises. You should consider your credibility and your reputation with keeping your word to be one of the defining hallmarks of your character. Life will twist and turn in unexpected ways. There will be times when you’ve fallen short […]
Speak up, I’m listening
I’m a child of parents who subscribed to the belief that “children should be seen but not heard, and speak when they are spoken to” whenever company came calling. My siblings and I knew this rule didn’t diminish us in any way. It was about HO‘OHANOHANO, our demeanor within dignity, and it upheld the importance […]
Tear Down Your Walls
What’s mine, is mine to care for, and mine to share. What’s mine, is ultimately ours. As the saying goes, “you can’t take it with you” and you can only be with it in whatever todays you have. How much of your experience of privilege begs to be shared? MĀLAMA gets to be exceptionally good […]