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What does ‘Ohana mean to you?
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...
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Got Passion?
passion |ˈpa sh ən| noun ~ strong and barely controllable emotion : a man of impetuous passion. We often think of passion as an indicator of emotional attachment. It’s a noun we tend to think of as an...
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September Cheer, Kuleana, and ‘Ike loa
September’s ‘Lovely Tokens’ Wonderful thought, isn’t it? (Found it on Pinterest.) I do hope your 3-day weekend was spent collecting and appreciating your own “lovely tokens” too… wouldn’t it be great...
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Change it up with Value Pairings
Value Your Month to Value Your Life When people ask me, “What’s the best way to start ‘managing with Aloha’ in everyday practice?” I always recommend that they commit to some kind of value of the...
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Keeping it Real
Can you pull this off? Via Pinterest. This can be a tough thing for managers, and it amounts to having a certain credibility in the work you do each and every day, with reliable constancy. We can...
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Managing with Aloha’s Learning Landscape: “Know well”
The value of learning might very well be prime example of a value that most of us share, for learning is also a human being’s survival skill. What differs between us, is how much this value reaches...
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November~December 2014: The Value Immersion of ‘Ike loa and Ha‘aha‘a
How goes your weekend? Ready for our Value Your Month to Value Your Life update? Photo credit: www.weheartit.com In our Value Pairings way recently, September and October were both dedicated to the...
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November and the Gratitude of Mahalo
I know that several of you have turned our November/December Value Your Month to Value Your Life value pairing of ‘Ike loa (the value of learning) and Ha‘aha‘a (the value of humility) into a triplet in...
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On November 4th, your Civic Duty calls. Answer, and answer well.
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...
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An Attitude of Scarcity or an Expectation of Abundance: Choose Palena ‘ole
There is an attitude of scarcity in Hawai‘i election season campaigning which is very distressing to me. We mostly hear it connected to those “ballot initiatives” which are proposed amendments to the...
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Dear Manager, Don’t let me get bored.
Interesting work will be intentional work. We often hear this interesting/intentional work of Ho‘ohana described this way: Good work will be engaging. Good work will be important and count for...
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Weekend Reading for your ‘Ike loa Value Immersion
Here are links to a few articles I’ve found in my web-surfing recently, each with intriguing connections to what we talk story about in Managing with Aloha. I’m not going to tell you exactly what they...
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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...
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“They know how to lead — and be led.”
Happy Veterans Day Here is yet another reason I admire USAA as much as I do: They work and serve according to their values. For many Americans, finding the right job is the first big step on the road...
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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...
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Lost in Internal Monologues
After publishing this: Nothing’s Final in the Managed with Aloha Workplace, I happened upon an essay on Medium with this coaching: Don’t Get Lost in Being Right. – 5 Steps to Reducing Rage and Having...
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New on Ho‘ohana Aloha: Daily Affirmations for Alaka‘i Managers
I have started a new series of daily affirmations on managing better, and I wanted to point them out to those of you who do not subscribe to my tumblr, Ho‘ohana Aloha, or presently follow Managing with...
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Be the Best Boss
I have written about this before, including in my book, and most of the post which follows is an updated edit of a 2010 column I had written for Say “Alaka‘i” when I wrote for The Honolulu Advertiser....
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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...
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Ho‘omaha: SLC Winter Holiday November 2014 – January 2015
Holiday Ho‘omaha To Ho‘omaha is to rest, to rejuvenate and replenish: It is a practice in Nānā i ke kumu, wherein we devote time to the care of our well-being. In English, Ho‘omaha is a sabbatical, and...
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