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Culture in the Making: How Grass Roots Movements Happen

September 8, 2019

Management is about getting things done through other people; it doesn’t get any more basic than that. You will best get things done through others by incorporating the values you share with them, values which embrace collaboration, and values which are fundamental good practices in the business environment. Aloha is the most universal value of […]

· Key 5. Language of Intention, Key 8. Sense of Place, Sunday Mālama

To Manage with Aloha is to Hack Behavior

April 25, 2016

We talked about productivity hacking last time. What managers who adopt Managing with Aloha basically do, is behavior hacking: We hack to gain Aloha-informed behaviors. For programmers who hack, the target is computer code, and unfortunately, some nefarious types within their ranks have brought sinister and illegal intentions to the practice. However, hacking is simply […]

· Key 3. Value Alignment

Better Person, Better Manager, Better Leader. Alaka‘i Batch 24.

April 14, 2016

Actually, there are two batches, 12 each, and self-coaching has never been easier. Taken separately, we’ve called them The 12 Rules of Self-Management, and The 12 Rules of Self-Leadership, and they came back to mind for me after this: Good person first, good manager as a consequence. We self-manage our own behavior first, and manage […]

· Key 4. The Role of the Manager Reconstructed, Key 9. Palena ‘ole

Speaking with Aloha: Energy, Managing, Leading

January 15, 2015

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, […]

· Project: Speaking with Aloha

Begin, or Regroup with Ka lā hiki ola

December 1, 2014

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 […]

· Key 3. Value Alignment

Ka lā hiki ola and Leadership: A Sense of Hope

January 12, 2014

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 […]

· Key 4. The Role of the Manager Reconstructed

On Leaders, Leading, and Leadership: The How and Why

July 14, 2013

First, the vocab basics, to be clear about our MWA context: LEADER – a person, not a title LEADING – a verb, the actions taken by that person who aspires to lead LEADERSHIP – the effective result, or overall persuasion of consistency in intentional leading [see Ka lā hiki ola and Leadership: A Sense of […]

· Key 1. The Aloha Spirit, Key 4. The Role of the Manager Reconstructed

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19 Values of Aloha: Index Pages

There are 19 Values of Aloha taught within the Managing with Aloha philosophy:

Ch.1 Aloha | Ch.2 Ho‘ohana | Ch.3 ‘Imi ola | Ch.4 Ho‘omau | Ch.5 Kūlia i ka nu‘u | Ch.6 Ho‘okipa | Ch.7 ‘Ohana | Ch.8 Lōkahi | Ch.9 Kākou | Ch.10 Kuleana | Ch.11 ‘Ike loa | Ch.12 Ha‘aha‘a | Ch.13 Ho‘ohanohano | Ch.14 Alaka‘i | Ch.15 Mālama | Ch.16 Mahalo | Ch.17 Nānā i ke kumu | Ch.18 Pono | Ch.19 Ka lā hiki ola | Full Listing

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Additional Resource Pages: 9 Key Concepts | 12 Aloha Virtues | A Manager’s Calling: 10 Beliefs | Conceptual Index (Lexicon Morphology) | Daily 5 Minutes | Hawaiian Glossary | Sunday Mālama | Archives

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The 9 Key Concepts of the Managing with Aloha ‘Ohana in Business Model

Key 1. The Aloha Spirit | Key 2. Worthwhile Work | Key 3. Value Alignment | Key 4. The Role of the Manager Reconstructed | Key 5. Language of Intention | Key 6. The ‘Ohana in Business Model | Key 7. Strengths Management | Key 8. Sense of Place | Key 9. Palena ‘ole

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