Leadership Insights
We see leadership as a journey of growth, reflection, and connection. Leadership Insights shares ideas and stories to help leaders build stronger, more human-centered organizations in Hawaiʻi and beyond.
Why DEI is not the answer
I recently got on a phone call with a mentor of mine in Ethnic Studies at the university. "The interest in DEI work has been really increasing in local organizations,"...
Learning the Art of Netweaving: Networking, but with Aloha
Within the context of networking, how do we demonstrate aloha, not just in words but in practice? First, we have to know how aloha is defined. The late Aunty Pilahi...
It’s time for a cultural reset.
I recently went to the dentist, having missed my scheduled appointment several months ago while the office was shut down. After getting me checked in, the hygienist sat me down...
Talent Development Folks, We Have a Role to Play in Changing the System
I say that because I didn’t start out in the talent development space. I got into organizational development and workplace facilitation five years ago after spending the first half of...
More important than what you know, is who you are.
I recently celebrated one year of starting my independent consulting business, People Strategies Hawaiʻi, LLC. Making the decision to go out on my own was admittedly a very difficult and...
The Learning That Comes Through Grief
I often thought of this LinkedIn platform as a sort of broad "marketplace" of people and ideas, yet distant and irrelevant from the ways we traditionally network within our communities...