Posts Tagged ‘questions’

Smart Questions That Will Super Charge Your Life

One of the most effective ways to achieve success is to ask yourself the right questions. When we ask ourselves a question, we always come up with an answer. Ask yourself "Why does this always happen to me," and you'll get an answer. But if you ask yourself "How can I have a great day today," you'll also get an answer. Which answer is going to empower… Continue reading

August 7 2007 | By K. | Tagged: empower, happy, life, power, questions, smart, success | 54 comments»

When a Clarifying Question Isn’t

Recently an area director for a non-profit asked me if I would do a Malama session for a work team that was struggling to communicate with each other. He valued everyone on the team individually, however he could see that together they were not very effective. Malama is the value of caring, compassion, and stewardship I speak of in Managing with Aloha. In a Malama session, we ‘talk… Continue reading

March 15 2007 | By Rosa | Tagged: conversation, D5M, Daily5Minutes, listening, Management, questions | 1 comment»

My Employer, My New World Teacher

Last week Thursday, I challenged you to consider how you can best take advantage of our “New World” of learning opportunities. The possibilities waiting for you are extraordinary. I asked you to reflect back on when you feel you have learned best, so you can rally together those lessons-learned about when you have been a great student. Think of that self-knowledge as a collection of the great learning behaviors you… Continue reading

October 19 2006 | By Rosa | Tagged: Communication, community, intention, knowledge, learning, lessons, mentorship, questions, relationship, skills, talent, worklife, workplace | 1 comment»

Opening Your Mind

There's a common saying that human beings were given two ears (and two eyes), but only one mouth to show that they should listen (and look) at least twice as much as they speak. I think that for managers and leaders that ratio is far too low. Looking and listening should happen maybe ten or more times for every time you open your mouth to make some pronouncement or decision… Continue reading

August 21 2006 | By Guest | Tagged: achievement, attention, attitude, habit, information, knowledge, leadership, listening, looking, Management, office-politics, organization, people, performance, questions, slow-leadership, success, work, work-life, working, worklife | 2 comments»

Innovate with Form and Function

Form Follows Function. Or does it? This phrase appealed to the common-sensible manager in me from the very first time I heard it. It seemed so pragmatic; so logical and reasonable; matter-of-fact even. In business early on, I was taught that good managers manage good processes. While earning some of my supervisory stripes in the heyday of the Total Quality Management movement I learned how to hunt and destroy process variation like a… Continue reading

August 3 2006 | By Rosa | Tagged: form, function, innovation, questions | 4 comments»