This is a great interview done by Hawaii Business Magazine with Nainoa Thompson. There are so many lessons in what Nainoa shares…from turning a vision into reality and then success and overcoming adversity.
http://www.hawaiibusiness.com/Hawaii-Business/July-2014/Nainoa-Thompson-and-Harry-Kim-on-What-it-Takes-to-be-a-Successful-Leader/
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This article and video was sent over by kokua.org member Glenn Boulware. If you follow our blog, you already know that Adam Grant is a influential person in our philosophy. This is worth the time to consume and integrate into our daily lives.
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/organization/whartons_adam_grant_on_the_key_to_professional_success?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1406
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I found this video after being introduced via email by Lachmin Singh who founded this interesting meetup group http://www.meetup.com/kawahoa/ before she had to leave to California in early 2014. I watched the video and picked out all the spots on Oahu where it was shot and then I noticed how many views it had…over 1.5 million! Wow, what a great way to portray Hawaii.
In the high tech startup realm there is a term called product-market fit. Please read the article for in depth detail. This is what ALL organizations strive for and need to thrive.
http://www.stanford.edu/class/ee204/ProductMarketFit.html
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BEYOND TRADITIONAL AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: THE SECRET WEAPON OF GREAT INNOVATORS
This is a good article that Leigh-Ann Miyasato at the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Hawaii sent over. As if IQ and emotional intelligenceEI/EQ aren’t enough, now we have connectional intelligence CI. Looks like connectional intelligence is what we are using to build kokua.org. Can it work for you and your organization?
http://www.fastcompany.com/3030311/beyond-traditional-and-emotional-intelligence-the-secret-weapon-of-great-innovators
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Thank you so much to Deepti Singh for introducing us to the concept of Tribal Leadership by Dave Logan. Deepti is the head of talent management at American Savings Bank and she raved about this book. If you just want to get a quick intro, check out the video below.
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I recently had a discussion with Sam and Mary Cooke about serendipity and the reticular activator (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticular_activating_system). Have you ever had an experience where you get into something and then all of a sudden notice that it’s all over?
e.g. You buy a Toyota Prius and now start noticing all the Prius cars on the road.
This is known as the reticular activator. Serendipity, according to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serendipity) means a “fortuitous happenstance” or “pleasant surprise”. To me, it’s a fortunate stroke of unexpected lucky events. We seem to have a lot of these with Kokua.org (http://www.kokua.org/success/).
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This is a great video sent over by Kokua.org member Jim Murphy. I remember John Dean (CEO and Chairman of Central Pacific Bank) mention to me that one of the most important skills needed for success is the ability to listen.
John also told me to think about whether we resemble an elephant or a hippo. What does that mean? Well, an elephant has huge ears and a small mouth. A hippo has a big mouth and small ears. Elephants listen more and talk less while hippos talk a lot and don’t listen.
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This is a great article that shares the same philosophy as Kokua.org
http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/relationships-build-experiences-build-op-66656/
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In this classic scene from the movie “A Beautiful Mind”, it shows the difference between focusing on the root problem instead of the symptom. Russell Crowe slamming the window shut was focusing on the symptom. He closed the window so the noise level dropped but the heat in the room increased which caused another symptom.
Jennifer Connelly identifies the root cause, determines a solution and then proceeds to solve it. Then she opens the windows and relieves the symptom caused by Russell closing it.
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