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From Internal Chatter to Language of Intention

February 22, 2017

When culture-based slogans catch on in a workplace, think of it as the tacit approval of verbal agreement. People are voicing agreement to a value-based feeling or practice, and they are nominating it for your company’s Language of Intention — our essential Key 5 in the Managing with Aloha philosophy — to lend approval to […]

· Key 5. Language of Intention

Managing with Aloha through the Lessons-Learned from Current Events

February 14, 2017

“I don’t discuss politics” in Baby Steps The political drama surrounding General Michael Flynn’s resignation as White House national security adviser is having an effect on business and the workplace as well: We’re talking about it. We seem to have reached a tipping point. It has amused me, how many of my previously silent business […]

· Key 3. Value Alignment, Key 4. The Role of the Manager Reconstructed, Key 6. The ‘Ohana in Business Model

Are you approachable?

December 5, 2014

Ready for a follow-up to this? Desk time, Face time, Ho‘o time. When I say ‘face time’ what do you instantly think about? One of my own instant word associations, is approachability, especially now, when Ha‘aha‘a is the value we are value-mapping our month with. This is a bring-back post, remembered from the pages of […]

· Key 1. The Aloha Spirit

What does ‘Ohana mean to you?

March 1, 2014

There are three things I immediately associate with the value of ‘Ohana whenever I think about it, and within the context of our Managing with Aloha practice: Form and function; i.e. how ‘Ohana is “the human circle of Aloha.” There are so many comforts within that circle! Inclusiveness is not just for families. Form can […]

· Key 6. The ‘Ohana in Business Model

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January 1, 2014

Hau‘oli Makahiki Hou Kākou — Happy New Year my friends! There are many who choose a word, or a phrase, or a theme to succinctly describe their prediction or personal persuasion for the year to come. Well, if you’ve spent any time reading what I write, you know this about me: Try as I might, […]

· Key 5. Language of Intention, Key 8. Sense of Place, Key 9. Palena ‘ole

Huddles, Values and the Work Ethic we Value

August 17, 2013

Huddle up, and Talk Story. I encourage Alaka‘i Managers to talk story often — to huddle with their team (and do call it a ‘huddle’ instead of a ‘meeting’) and simply talk about something and just about anything, where the manager has no issue or resolution in mind, and no agenda of any kind other […]

· Key 2. Worthwhile Work, Key 6. The ‘Ohana in Business Model

Manager, Keep Thyself Together

February 10, 2013

Now into the throes of February, we, in a managers’ talking story huddle, were dishing on the lifespan of our various New Year’s resolutions. Keala spoke up just in time, curbing what might otherwise have become a downslide into dropped resolution commiseration. She said, “I’m doing pretty well with mine, mostly because I made only […]

· Key 2. Worthwhile Work, 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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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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