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I was reading "Say Alaka’i" over at the Honolulu Advertiser site today where Rosa Say ( author of my favorite management book, Managing with Aloha ) writes a weekly column.

The title of the article was "What [...]

It’s not what you know – it’s if I can stand talking to you!

A majority of human resources professionals (54%) make their final decision to hire a person based on “chemistry,” according to a poll released Tuesday by the Society for Human Resource Management.

from: Poll: A Majority Hire based on ‘Chemistry’ over at WorkExposedBlog.com

I’ve had managers ask me over and over again how to interview as if there [...]

Fireside chats

Continuing my month long on-again, off-again fire themed posting in honor of October being National Fire Prevention month is a post about fire as a gathering place for chatting, socializing, and seeking comfort.

One of my favorite management tools is the Daily 5 as talked about by Rosa Say over at Say Leadership Coaching.  The daily [...]

Can anybody tell what your heartfire burns for?

It’s National Fire Prevention Week and that means lots of Public Service Announcements (PSA’s) about fires, how to prevent them, and what to do in the case of one. There’s more to fire than destruction.

"Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It’s our goal in life to find it and to [...]

Ender’s Game & Management?

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card is almost certainly in the top 3 most influential books I’ve read. I discover something new that I didn’t know I’d incorporated into how I do things every time I read it or, in this most recent case… listen to it. The most recent quote to hit me while [...]