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 […]
To Manage with Aloha is to Hack Behavior
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 […]
Better Person, Better Manager, Better Leader. Alaka‘i Batch 24.
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 […]
Speaking with Aloha: Energy, Managing, Leading
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, […]
Begin, or Regroup with Ka lā hiki ola
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 […]
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 […]
On Leaders, Leading, and Leadership: The How and Why
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 […]