August 2009
67 posts
Our 5th Year Celebration! Announcing... →
IMDb Video: After Hours →
When a quiet yet goofy third-shift janitor falls for a beautiful law clerk, his dreams of even knowing her name seem far-fetched. But, when the lights go down low and he’s all alone, his imagination and his feet take flight! While dancing with his broom, our noble janitor is whisked away into a dream that just might have a chance at reality. Starring Evan Kasprzak, a Top 10 star on FOX’s “So You...
July 2009
38 posts
Call-To-Action: Making it Fit Makes All the... →
Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching: The... →
July is quickly coming to an end. When I looked at my calendar earlier this week, the 07.30 numbering for today triggered a thought: I have not yet told you about the 70-30 Rule in managing and leading, have I.
‘Rule’ is a short, compact, easy word to remember and so that’s what we call it, but it is more of a guideline, and a goal Alaka‘i managers will commit to achieving. It goes like...
What’s Your Tribe’s Secret Language? | Remarkable... →
"Paying Not to Be First" | Small Business... →
Good writing by Jonathan Fields… I like the phrase/ mantra he came up with in the title.
TEDGlobal: 'The democratisation of intimacy' |... →
Thought provoking in a few ways.
one bit:
“Initially, sociologists thought people were cocooning, closing themselves off from public life, but she said that modern institutions were more responsible for isolation than modern communications.”
Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching:... →
This quote was reprinted in big bold letters in my neighborhood association’s newsletter, and the contrarian in me immediately took notice and started to shake her head in disagreement.
“Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, “What’s in it for me?” ~ Brian Tracy
The voice of servant leadership speaks in Mr. Tracy’s quote,...
Americans Deep in 'Culture of Recession' -... →
When there are Signs of Struggle →
My 2nd post for TWA, to share another teacher’s story
Proven Practices for Individual Contributors -... →
Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching:... →
This article is a follow-up to this one: Leadership is Why and When. I recommend you start your reading there if you have not seen it yet.
Kākou: A value wanting you to share it →
Funny, how things can happen. When we, of the JJL Advisory Board decided our July theme would be of a learning connected to communication, the very first thought to come into my head was, “Oh good, I can write about Kākou.” Then it became important to share the story of the Daily 5 Minutes instead, and I was content to have my thoughts about Kākou kept inside. Or so I thought. A slot on our...
Hawaii | blog-rank | Invesp Consulting →
Say “Alaka‘i” in at number 5.
Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching:... →
Management is What and How, but first things first…
Selfless Creativity | Success Begins Today →
Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching: “I get... →
Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching: How to... →
Preface: This is the second of a two-part article. If you have not yet read it, start your reading today with: How to Stop Micromanaging, Part One.
Part One defines micromanagement and its root cause, and it outlines the benefits to be gained when you work to replace the micromanagement habit with a better one. Today’s posting covers what your better habits can include via a very systematic,...
Lipstick on the Management Pig « StickyFigure →
Steve Woodruff proposes “the only way to get rid of an energy-sapping, conscience-afflicting cognitive dissonance. I think the marketplace would evolve faster and better if more employees left poorly-run companies so that they run aground and better companies take their place. What do you think? How do you deal with cognitive dissonance in the workplace?”
Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching: Two... →
I’d like to clear something up if I may, and then I’d like to share a story there has been a lot of discussion about lately – to my delight and gratitude.
Today’s posting will be about two very special gifts: Our values, and our conversations.
Management Craft: Rosa Says to Stop Micromanaging... →
Mahalo Lisa, and as usual, you have great insights to add and share!
Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching:... →
Over the last 30 days, this is the way I have sized up what seems to resonate with you, out of all the writing that I distribute on the web via Ho‘ohana Publishing.
In the Top Ten: (with no. 1 the most popular)
The Biggest Sin in Business Today (TS Link)
The 2 C’s of Technology and Early Adoption (TS Link)
3 Ways Managers Create Energetic Workplaces (TS Link)
How to Stop Micromanaging:...
Lōkahi Teams Require Lōkahi People | Ugluu →
I have a featured article up on Ugluu today about teamwork.
Learning to Listen with The Daily Five Minutes →
We are now twelve days into July, and listening has come up a great deal in the month’s learning theme: Communicating as Learners Do.
We had fun with Phil’s post, Listen More to Communicate Better, and it is likely what first comes to mind, however do a search in that box top right of the blog page, and you will discover that “listening” has come up in several posts and conversations.
I am not...
Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching: The... →
Rosa Say (5 of 5) | another step forward →
Rosa Say (4 of 5) | another step forward →
Rosa Say (3 of 5) | another step forward →
Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching: How to... →
Micromanaging. Auwe!
The word gives us that same feeling we get when someone purposely rakes their fingernails across a chalkboard.
I doubt anyone micromanages intentionally. No one likes to think they are being accused of doing it, and no one wants to be on the receiving end of a micro-manager’s reach. No one does it on purpose unless they are truly evil (and you cannot believe that if you...
Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching: Your... →
I read this at Terry Starbucker’s blog recently:
Lesson 7: Understand that words alone don’t make the leader - proper presentation, attitude, inflection, cadence and structure are musts to inspire to action. —Terry Starbucker, My 10 Favorite Leadership Lessons
Reading it, I cheered and did my hula dance of joy at Terry’s why: “to inspire to action.” Leaders create energy.
I also got to thinking...
Rosa Say (2 of 5) | another step forward →
Rosa Say (1 of 5) | another step forward →
Interviewed by Rick Cecil for Ruzuku.com
Simple, beautiful: reusable T-Shirt Bag →
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E Komo Mai ~ Come visit! →
We know there are different ways you visit with us these days, but today, E komo mai as we say in Hawai‘i, come inside.
Joyful Jubilant Learning has a brand new look, and we would love to know how you like it!
Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching: Do you... →
So many of us do. School was just the beginning…
Joyful Jubilant Learning: July 2009: Communicating... →
Are you getting even a tiny bit bothered by all the hype you hear these days about “social media?”
The learner in me enjoys most of the hype (though I do chuckle over how many self-proclaimed social media experts there are now.) A reasonable dose of the more popular themes will steer me in the right direction as I get involved: Think of ‘hype’ as lessons-learned evangelism and it becomes more...
