May 2013
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Management Style by Habit →
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.
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What should you do with your life? Find out! →
Graduation, commencement speeches, and all the hand-wringing that goes with, is reminding me of this posting in our Managing with Aloha archives. Snippet:
To anyone who thinks this question is a one-time deal, usually leading up to college graduation, you’re wrong. Life doesn’t happen that way. School and other conventions are man-made contrivances. Life is a rule-breaker. You work on something,...
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So, Tumblr
I’ve kinda-sorta been following the news that Yahoo will buy Tumblr.
I’ve no opinion on whether or not it’s a good thing for everyone else, but selfishly, I think it’s a good thing for me. Yahoo has reach, I like how they’ve paid more attention to Flickr lately (the only Yahoo service I have ever used) and I simply figure that they’ll succeed in attracting more...
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Field Walks: Staying Connected to Your Crops |... →
A farmer talks about her field walks. I nodded my head in familiarity as a gardener, but I also thought about all the similarities to what hospitality folk call MBWA ‘management by walking around.’ A snippet:
I take the time to look at all my fields and make mental notes about where things are and when certain jobs need to happen. This is also a good time to catalog all the little...
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The Riddle →
Do you know the answer to this riddle?
“I am your constant companion. I will push you forward to success or I will drag you down to failure. I am completely at your command. 80% of what you do, you might as well hand over to me and I will do it promptly and I will do it correctly. I am easily managed; you must merely be firm with me. Show me what you’d like to have done, and after a couple...
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“It is maddening, how one Force of Change question will lead to yet another one....”
– Force of Habit, and the Force of Change
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Creative Something: Work worth doing →
I first heard this as the lyrics to the Kenny Chesney song, The Life. It’s a lesson worth repeating again and again, for we can all take it to heart in some way - and better practice it.
creativesomething:
There’s a story of a very successful businessman who is on vacation in Mexico and encounters a single fishing boat docked at the pier with a large catch of fish.
When the businessman...
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“Guts aren’t perfect. For instance, we tend to feel so much empathy for...”
– ~ Chip Heath, The Myth of the Garage | In Defense of Feelings: Why Your Gut is More Ethical Than Your Brain
I agree: “You possess more wisdom than you realize.” Trusting Your Intuition, Managing with Aloha
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Hana ‘eleau: Working in the Dark →
We define HANA ‘ELEAU on Managing with Aloha today. Excerpt:
We use the word ‘good’ quite a lot in our MWA language of intention (Key 5), because GOOD, and the state of being glowing with good, has to come before GREAT in the ways we largely think about it as ALOHA-worthy.
Good work will preface great accomplishments, and any side effects within the doing, are usually the beneficial...
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Powell's Books: “There are certain places that... →
Wonderful description… This is what Sense of Place sounds like:
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“There are certain places that feel charged. Visiting them gives me an electrical surge, as if I have plugged in to some current. The headwaters of the Metolius River are like that. So is Short Sands Beach on the Oregon Coast. And the tunnels snaking beneath Edinburgh. And the Von Trier bar in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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‘IMI OLA: To seek life and strengthen your faith →
One of my goals in writing Managing with Aloha, was to help people think of value choices and value definitions in a fresher way, beyond being satisfied by statements like, “My values are about family, community and my faith” or, “I believe in truth and in justice, and in civic responsibility.” What about family, community and faith? Why truth, justice, and civic responsibility — what’s the big...
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