Doing the Drill Down: Less is More
Last time: This January, Slow Down This posting continues our January talk-story. When I look back on my working history — not job or career wise, but considering my own Ho‘ohana emphasis as a manager...
View ArticleHana ‘eleau: Working in the Dark
Work. As HO‘OHANA, good work has become my mission: I want people to have a legacy they’ve attained through doing great work, and nothing but. I think of Managing with Aloha as our very active Ho‘o...
View ArticleForce of Habit, and the Force of Change
Which one will you give in to? I’m feeling annoyed this morning, because I got another pop-up telling me that Google’s Reader is being discontinued. The pop-up was a reminder to back-up my data so I...
View ArticleYou are Your Habits, so Make ‘em Good!
Preface: Thinking about force of habit will always remind me of The Riddle. Here is an update from a post of the same name I previously published on TalkingStory.org …and my updates will always trim...
View ArticleManagement Style by Habit
Preface: This post was written as a follow-up to my recent articles on habit-building (they are listed from newest to oldest on this page.) Theory is all well and good, now let’s make it real for you....
View Article1-Catch the Good, 2-Tell Them!
So this happened; I’m touring a workplace right before a coaching session with an executive team, and the manager showing me around introduces me to someone he describes as “one of my lead people, a...
View ArticleBalance, 2014
We used to talk about work/life balance — a lot. Nowadays, work/life integration is the phrase in vogue, and I use and prefer it too, particularly when we talk of striving for that sweet spot where...
View ArticleBetter 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...
View ArticleSunday Mālama: Ma‘alahi Mornings and Mahalo Nights
Productivity, habits, and hacking— oh my! Today’s Sunday Mālama came from talking story with an Alaka‘i Manager who had followed my writing during I time when I was deeply into productivity hacking. It...
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