Avoiding the Lava Carnage:

Leading Libraries with the

Aloha Spirit and Universal Values  

©  Linda  Marie  Golian-­‐Lui  2014   1  

Presented  by:  

Linda  Marie  Golian-­‐Lui,  Ed.D.    

Associate  Dean  Library  Services  Kennesaw  State  University  lgolianl@kennesaw.edu  

470-­‐578-­‐6199  

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Today’s  Outline  

•  Part  1:  Rosa  Say  meets  Stephen  Covey  •  Part  2:  Power  of  PosiIve  Thinking  /                                  MulI-­‐Cultural  Respect  •  Part  3:  Power  of  Lava  •  Part  4:  3  Core  Hawaiian  Values  •  Part  5:  5  Universal  Values  with  a  Hawaiian  Twist    •  Part  6:  Summary      

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Part  1:  Power  of  Posi>ve  Thinking  

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Choose  Your  AFtude!  

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AFtude  is  Everything  

•  The  mind  is  everything.  What  you  think,  you  become.  -­‐Buddha  

•  They  can  because  they  think  they  can.  -­‐Virgil  

•  If  you  think  you  can  do  a  thing  or  think  you  can't  do  a  thing,  you're  right.  -­‐Henry  Ford    

 

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Power  of  Mul>-­‐Cultural  Respect    

 Our  greatest  strength  as  a  human  race  is  our  ability  to  acknowledge  our  differences,  our  greatest  weakness  is  our  failure  to  embrace  them.                  –  Judith  Henderson    

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To  Lead  or  to  Follow  

•  To  be  a  good  leader,  you  need  to  know  how  to  be  a  great  follower  

•  To  be  a  good  follower,  you  need  to  understand  how  hard  it  is  to  lead    

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Part  2:  Rosa  Say  Meets  Stephen  Covey  

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Managing  with  Aloha  Highlights  •  Many  values  are  universal  •  Values  drive  our  beliefs  •  A  posiIve  a\tude  affects  our  beliefs  

•  Beliefs  drive  our  decisions  •  Decisions  guide  our  acIons  

•  AcIons  affect  our  relaIonships    

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Common  Themes  Say  and  Covey  •  Self-­‐development  •  Individual  responsibility  •  RelaIonship  centered  •  Principles  guide  human  conduct  

•  Principles  have  enduring,  permanent  value  

•  Think  win/win  •  Seek  First  to  understand,  then  to  be  understood  

•  Seek  a  life  of  balance  11  

Part  3:  The  Power  of  Lava  

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Pāhoehoe  and  ‘Aā    

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Power  to  Destroy  

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Power  to  Create  

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You  Decide  Your  Lava  Perspec>ve    

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Part  4:    3  Core  Hawaiian  Values  

Aloha  Ohana  Alaka’i  

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Aloha          To  lead  with  aloha  is  to  draw  out  your  best  performance  from  the  values  that  are  inherent  in  your  nature  that  are  a  match  for  the  demands  of  your  organizaIon.    -­‐  Rosa  Say        

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Aloha  Con>nued  

•  Aloha  is  a  value  of  uncondiIonal  love  •  Aloha  is  the  outpouring,  receiving,  and  respecIng  of  another  viewpoint  

•  Aloha  is  an  a\tude,  one  that  is  posiIve  and  healthy  

 

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Ohana  •  Is  more  sacred  than  being  a  co-­‐worker  or  team  member  

•  It  is  a  human  circle  where  core  values  are  shared    

•  It  is  a  sense  of  connectedness  

•  It  is  true  caring  for  each  other    

•  It  is  a  state  of  selflessness      

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Ohana  Con>nued  

•  Differences  are  expected    

•  Differences  are  respected  

•  Always  remember,          we  live  in  one  canoe  

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Alaka’i  

•  Lead  with  gentleness  •  Lead  with  humility  •  Lead  with  pride  •  Lead  with  wisdom  •  Lead  with  aloha  •  Lead  by  example    

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As  alaka’i  your  place  is  to  create  a  work  environment  in  which  

employees  can  thrive  

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Part  5:    5  Universal  Values  with  a  Hawaiian  

Twist  

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5  Universal  Values    •  Ha’aha’a    –  serving  with  humility  and  

       modesty  •  Ho’ohana    –  working  with  intent  and  

       purpose  •  Ho’omau    –  embracing  perseverance  • Mahalo    –  giving  praise  and  thanks  •  Pono        –  finding  balance  

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Value  1:  Ha’aha’a  

•  Serving  with  humility  and  modesty  •  RespecIng  others  •  AcIng  with  courtesy  •  Being  open-­‐minded  •  Valuing  how  others  think  and  feel    

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There  is  nothing  noble  in  being  superior  to  someone  else.  –  Rosa  Say  

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Example:    Leading  with  Ha’aha’a  

•  Have  an  open  mind  

•  Foster  an    environment  where  mistakes  are  seen  as  learning  opportuniIes    

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Example:  Following  with  Ha’aha’a    

•  Show  respect  to  others    

•  Act  with  courtesy  to  others    

•  Listen  more,  talk  less    

•  Realize  that  there  is  more  than  one  way  to  do  something  

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Value  2:  Ho’ohana  

• Working  with  intent,  purpose,  resolve,  focus,  and  determinaIon  

•  Choosing  to  work  in  celebraIon  of  your  natural  strengths,  talents,  and  gids  

•  Choosing  your  relaIonship  with  others  •  Choosing  to  make  a  difference  

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Ho’ohana  Con>nued    

• Work  consumes  a  lot  of  our  Ime  • Work  consumes  a  lot  of  our  energy  • Work  is  part  of  our  personal  lives  whether  we  like  it  or  not    

•  Need  to  foster  posiIve  working  relaIonships  

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Example:  Leading  with  Ho’ohana  

•  Leading  with  encouragement  

•  Show  passion    •  Have  compassion  •  Have  empathy  •  Encourage  and  praise  those  you  lead  

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Example:  Following  with  Ho’ohana    

   It  is  your  responsibility  to  find  a  career  and  an  organizaIon  that  brings  meaning,  fulfillment,  and  fun  into  your  life  

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Value  3:    Ho’omau  

•  Persistence  is  the  defining  quality  between  those  who  fail  and  those  who  succeed  

•  Celebrate  your  strengths  in  the  face  of    adversity  

•  Obstacles  that  test  you,  actually  make  you  stronger  

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Example:  Leading  with  Ho’omau  

•  Anything  worth  having  is  worth  working  for  

•  Never  give  up  despite  underfunding  and  understaffing  

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Example:  Following  with  Ho’omau  

•  In  the  context  of  what  is  best  for  the  organizaIon,  persist,  perpetuate,  and  renew  

•  Challenge  yourself  to  a  journey  of  conInuous  improvement    

•  Sharpen  your  saw  

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Both  leaders  and  followers  of  ho’omau  must  be  capable  of  changing  

and  rearranging  priori>es  so  that  goals  can  be  achieved  

 

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Value  4:  Mahalo  

•  Give  praise  and  thanks  •  Appreciate  and  celebrate  what  you  have  •  Stop  whining  •  Realize  that  everyone  must  give,  and  even  sacrifice,  at  Imes  

•  Constantly  take  inventory  of  your  strengths    

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Example:  Leading  with  Mahalo  

•  Create  a  culture  of  appreciaIon    

•  Say  “thank  you”  oden    

•  Say  “thank  you”  publicly  

•  Only  say  “thank  you”  if  you  are  sincere  

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Example:  Following  with  Mahalo  

•  Be  grateful  for  what  you  have    

•  Take  care  of  what  you  have  

•  Give  thanks  for  every  element  that  enriches  you  

•  Be  strong  enough  to  at  least  try  to  make  your  life  bemer  

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Appreciate  yourself  by  allowing  yourself  the  opportuni>es  to  grow,  develop,  and  find  your  true  sense  of  

purpose  in  this  life.  

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Value  5:  Pono  

•  Balance  of  mind,  body,  and  spirit  •  Feeling  content    •  Lack  of  inner  conflict    •  Lack  of  outside  struggles    •  A\tude  of  posiIvity  •  Life  is  exciIng,  opImisIc  and  hopeful  

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Pono  is  all  about  aFtude,  and  how  aFtude  always  comes  before  outcome.    Good  aFtude,  

good  prospects,  good  outcome.      -­‐  Rosa  Say  

 

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Example:  Leading  with  Pono  

•  Spread  an  a\tude  of  posiIvity  

•  Lead  with  opImism  and  hope  

•  Do  what  is  right    •  Do  not  play  favorites  •  Give  control    •  Stop  micro-­‐managing    

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Example:  Following  with  Pono  

     Finding  balance  in  life  is  your  obligaIon  

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Part  6:    Summary  

•  To  be  a  good  leader  is  to  realize  your  success  depends  on  the  people  you  manage,  and  that  they  are  driven  by  their  values  just  as  much  as  you  are  driven  by  yours  

•  You  have  to  respect  cultural  differences  •  You  have  to  learn  to  speak  the  language  of  different  values  

•  Most  values  are  universal  and  they  will  match  yours  

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Treat  people  as  if  they  were  what  they  ought  to  be,  and  you  help  them  to  become    what  they  are  

capable  of  being.    

Johann  Wolfgang  Von  Goethe    

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There  are  three  constants  in  life  …  change,  choice,  and  principles.    

   Stephen  Covey  

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