Rosa Say
Rosa Say is a workplace culture coach, the zealous advocate of the Alaka‘i Manager, and founder of Say Leadership Coaching. She is the author and champion of Managing with Aloha: Bringing Hawai‘i’s Universal Values to the Art of Business, newly released in 2016 as a second edition.
Managing with Aloha: It’s a Wrap! Or is it?
Series 3 on Managing with Aloha, Bringing Hawai‘i’s Universal Values to the Art of Business. Eleventh in Series Three on Managing with Aloha By Rosa Say As filmmakers are known to say when they know their reels are done, “It’s…
Managing with Aloha: Pearls of Palena ‘Ole
Series 3 on Managing with Aloha, Bringing Hawai‘i’s Universal Values to the Art of Business. Tenth in Series Three on Managing with Aloha By Rosa Say Palena ‘ole is Key Concept 9 in the Managing with Aloha philosophy. It translates…
Managing with Aloha: Key 8—Sense of Place
Series 3 on Managing with Aloha, Bringing Hawai‘i’s Universal Values to the Art of Business. Ninth in Series Three on Managing with Aloha By Rosa Say Though listed as Key 8 in Managing with Aloha’s 9 Key Concepts, Sense of…
Managing with Aloha—Strengths Management with Aloha: Our Talent, Skills and Knowledge
Series 3 on Managing with Aloha, Bringing Hawai‘i’s Universal Values to the Art of Business. Eighth in Series Three on Managing with Aloha By Rosa Say As Alaka‘i Managers, mentors, coaches and trainers in the workplace, this is the four-part…
Managing with Aloha: The ‘Ohana in Business Model—Our Economy Done Better
Series 3 on Managing with Aloha, Bringing Hawaii’s Universal Values to the Art of Business. Seventh in Series Three on Managing with Aloha By Rosa Say When I left the hotel industry to work for the Hualalai Resort back in…
Managing with Aloha: A Language of Intention: Our “Language of We”
Series 3 on Managing with Aloha, Bringing Hawai‘i’s Universal Values to the Art of Business. Sixth in Series Three on Managing with Aloha By Rosa Say Language of Intention is Key Concept 5 in a Managing with Aloha practice, wherein…
Managing with Aloha: The Role of the Manager, Redesigned and Reconstructed
Series 3 on Managing with Aloha, Bringing Hawai‘i’s Universal Values to the Art of Business. Fifth in Series Three on Managing with Aloha By Rosa Say People ask me, “What’s a good jumpstart to help me deep dive into a…
Managing with Aloha: Align—Put Your Values to Work
Series 3 on Managing with Aloha, Bringing Hawai‘i’s Universal Values to the Art of Business. Fourth in Series Three on Managing with Aloha By Rosa Say To align is to work with integrity by working true to your values, for…
Managing with Aloha: Ho‘ohana Isn’t Job. It’s Joy. Live a Good Life with Great Work.
Series 3 on Managing with Aloha, Bringing Hawaii’s Universal Values to the Art of Business. Third in Series Three on Managing with Aloha. By Rosa Say As its intrinsic nature and defining characteristic, Managing with Aloha is our philosophy for…
Managing with Aloha: The Aloha Spirit in Business
By Rosa Say Infusing the Aloha Spirit into the world of business starts at the beginning. The earliest germination of what would become Managing with Aloha as a workplace philosophy, began with my personal quest to infuse the Aloha Spirit…
Managing with Aloha: Ho‘omau Kākou
By Rosa Say This column for Ke Ola Magazine’s Business Feature section began with the January/February Hawai‘i Island issue of 2013. We have cycled twice through the 19 Values of Aloha presented in Managing with Aloha, Bringing Hawaii’s Universal Values…
Managing with Aloha: Ka lā hiki ola says, “Soar!”
“It is the dawning of a new day.” Optimism, Promise, and Our Sense of Hope. Last of Series Two on Managing with Aloha By Rosa Say My coaching copy of Managing with Aloha is annotated with quotes I’ve found which…
Managing with Aloha: Ready, Steady, Pono!
“Rightness and balance. The feeling of contentment when all is good and right.” Nineteenth in Series Two on Managing with Aloha By Rosa Say In Managing with Aloha’s first edition, I stated, “Pono is rightness and balance.” I made a…
Managing with Aloha: Nānā i ke kumu Truth
“Look to your source. Find your truth.” Eighteenth in Series Two on Managing with Aloha By Rosa Say When we first talked about Nānā i ke kumu in this column, we concentrated on the first part of its translation, “look…
Managing with Aloha: Mahalo, “Way of Living”
“Thank you, as a way of living. Live in thankfulness for the richness that makes life so precious.” Seventeenth in Series Two on Managing with Aloha By Rosa Say Mahalo has become as universally understood as Aloha. Or so we…
Managing with Aloha: Mālama ka po‘e
By Rosa Say “To Mālama, is to take care of. A manager is a steward of assets and caretaker of people.” Sixteenth in Series Two on Managing with Aloha Let’s dig into the Mālama element of Alaka‘i leadership we briefly…
Managing with Aloha: Alaka‘i: To Lead Well, Guide Well
By Rosa Say “Alaka‘i is the value of leadership. You shall be the guide for others when you have gained their trust and respect.” Fifteenth in Series Two on Managing with Aloha When we talk about leadership, we commonly speak…
Managing with Aloha: The Ho‘ohanohano Perspective
“Ho‘ohanohano: Honor the dignity of others. Conduct yourself with distinction,and cultivate respectfulness.” Fourteenth in Series Two on Managing with Aloha By Rosa Say Hanohano is a glorious and honorable expression of human dignity. To Ho‘ohanohano is to assure dignity exists…
Managing with Aloha: Prosper with Ha‘aha‘a
“Humility. Be humble, be modest. Open your thoughts.” Thirteenth in Series Two on Managing with Aloha By Rosa Say One of the things I’m proudest of with the Managing with Aloha philosophy is that it has evolved. It has shifted…
Managing with Aloha: ‘Ike loa
“The value of learning in Hawai‘i is ‘to know well.’ Seek knowledge and wisdom.” Twelfth in Series Two on Managing with Aloha By Rosa Say Learning to listen to one’s self-talk is powerful self-coaching. Sometimes, however, we must learn to…
Managing with Aloha: Motivation is Kuleana’s Inside Job
“Kuleana is one’s personal sense of responsibility. ‘I accept my responsibilities, and I will be held accountable.’” Eleventh in Series Two on Managing with Aloha By Rosa Say All coaches fall back on a stable of self-coaching phrases they’ve learned…
Managing with Aloha: Let’s Talk Story with Kākou Invitation
“Kākou is the value of inclusiveness. All of us. We are in this together. Learn to speak the Language of We.” Tenth in Series Two on Managing with Aloha By Rosa Say Ask anyone how they see your management style…
Managing With Aloha: Invoke Lōkahi for Harmony and Unity
“Lōkahi is the value of harmony and unity. People who work together can achieve more.” Ninth in Series Two on Managing with Aloha By Rosa Say If ever there was a time for Lōkahi, it is now. As the Roman…
Managing with Aloha: The ‘Ohana in Business
By Rosa Say Nine key concepts shape Managing with Aloha as a culture-building workplace philosophy. Key Concept 6 is the ‘Ohana in Business. As written in Managing with Aloha, the value of ‘Ohana “becomes a sacred ‘Imi ola form for…
Managing with Aloha: Ho’okipa is a Game Changer in Service
Ho‘okipa is the hospitality of complete giving. Welcome guests and strangers with Aloha. Seventh in Series Two on Managing with Aloha By Rosa Say Did you “get your taxes won” in April? Let’s work on updating our business models and…
Managing with Aloha: With Kūlia i ka nu‘u, We Strive
Kūlia i ka nu‘u translates to “Strive for the summit.” It is a value of accomplishment through effort. Sixth in Series Two on Managing with Aloha By Rosa Say There are three different Hawaiian words used for the value of…
Managing with Aloha: Ho’omau – Love the One You’re With
The song lyric, “Love the one you’re with” is superb Ho‘omau-driven advice quite applicable to business. Its language of intention resonates. “Love the one you’re with” is better coaching than “practice continuous improvement.” It sounds more intriguing, and well worth…
Managing with Aloha: ‘Imi Ola: We are meant to be Seekers
I admit it: I jump to an either/or conclusion when I learn that a manager has worked in the same position and same company for a long time, and they are not that company’s owner or founder. I conclude they…
Managing with Aloha: Ho‘ohana as Our Work Ethic
Ho‘ohana is the value of worthwhile work. Work with purpose, and full intention. Work so it matters, and becomes fulfilling. By Rosa Say Ho‘ohana values the work ethic we most admire. I’m constantly able to observe work ethic within my…
Ka Puana: Managing with Aloha, second edition
Aloha Ho‘ohana ‘Imi ola Ho‘omau Kūlia i ka nu‘u Ho‘okipa ‘Ohana Lōkahi Kākou Kuleana ‘Ike loa Ha‘aha‘a Ho‘ohanohano Alaka‘i Mālama Mahalo Nānā i ke kumu Pono Ka lā hiki ola Aloha is a value, the outpouring and receiving of the…
