A year-end Exercise in Positive Expectancy Hō‘imi is another Hawaiian value, one that blends parts of Managing with Aloha’s ‘Imi ola (create your best possible life) and Ka lā hiki ola (hope, promise, and optimism), with generous helpings of Nānā i ke kumu (look to your source, particularly with Sense of Place). Hō‘imi is a […]
On Trend: Your Values, 2016
Sweet, sweet beginnings! It’s that time of year when I’ve historically sent you missives that are fresh round-ups of, and new check-ins with, our 19 values of Managing with Aloha: e.g. 2015: Goals change, values are forever. This year however, let’s talk bigger picture, reviewing some of our most delectable basics, and working on the […]
Speaking with Aloha: Be an ~INGer
In Speaking with Aloha, we continue to be ~ingers. An ~inger is a doer. The magic sauce of Managing with Aloha is in connecting our values to dynamic verbs that will drive better behaviors, our actions of Aloha. For instance, that is essentially what our recent year-end / year-begin exercise was all about. Our constant […]
Desk time, Face time, Ho‘o time
What else might be involved in your Winter Readiness as a manager (or as someone learning to ‘live, work, manage and lead with Aloha’)? In looking back to Hō‘imi forward, it might be a useful exercise to reflect and analyze your average day at work, i.e. as it’s been in 2014, and as you prefer […]
1 Book, 10 Years, and the Thriving Aloha of Grassroots Work
Let’s celebrate all our good work! We’ll be having cake with our morning coffee at Say Leadership Coaching. Can you join us? Hau‘oli lā hānau – Happy Birthday Managing with Aloha! Today is Managing with Aloha’s 10th birthday: Its’ official publication date as registered with the Library of Congress, was November 19, 2004. Wow… 10 […]
Nothing’s Final in the Managed with Aloha Workplace
Next, not Final: “That’s final!” is a phrase you won’t hear an Alaka‘i Manager say. They are more inclined to say, “Let’s try this, and then let’s follow up with each other again once we have a track record to talk about, and compare notes with.” ‘Next’ is always around the corner, waiting for us […]
The connection of Faith and Learning
Inspirational quotes are seen everywhere: What do people actually do after reading them? Let’s read one, and see what we can do, as the Alaka‘i Managers we are. Alan Watts has said, “Irrevocable commitment to any religion is not only intellectual suicide; it is positive unfaith because it closes the mind to any new vision […]