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    Talking Story is published by Ho‘ohana Publishing, champion of the Managing with Aloha workplace reinvention movement. This site is the one-stop-shop of the current writing of author Rosa Say (me:) Browsing welcomed too: Talk Story with us!
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Aloha, welcome to Talking Story.

Thanks for stopping by: Are you ready to start a new conversation? You may be surprised at how many possibilities you can kick off where you work! My goal is to inspire you to do so.

Say Leadership Coaching is based in Hawai‘i, and ‘talking story’ is a local expression meaning exactly what it sounds like; talking through stuff to get the whole story told —or created! We believe that despite all the time we spend in the workplace, most people don’t get past small-talk chatting, politically-correct banter and unproductive silences. We don’t talk to each other enough about the important stuff that counts —the stuff that can give us the best work/life stories possible.

The good news? It doesn’t take that much to improve our workplaces, and we can all do it! Bring the water cooler spirit with you throughout your day: Talking story is much more effective than we give it credit for being. Conversation creates energy, makes your ideas happen, and gets your relationships to bloom and thrive.

So are you ready to make a difference where you work?
Let’s talk story.

~ Rosa Say, the Workplace Aloha Coach™
and author of Managing with Aloha

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Keywords: Aloha. Values. Learning. Leading. GREAT Community.

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More about me, Rosa Say:

Rosa2005 If you ask me, “What is it that you do Rosa?” we will have a dialogue and fun conversation that starts like this (read it once through without clicking on any link):

You know how many managers can feel unappreciated, over-worked, disrespected and unfulfilled in the day-to-day stress of their jobs?

Well, what I do, is teach them how to reconstruct their roles at the same that they are reinventing the workplace for everyone else —one value at a time.
If they need me to, I will coach them through the process.
(We talk about what we can learn from it here at Talking Story).

The benefits are huge for them personally, for they quickly feel more dignity and self-worth within their profession. I love seeing that aloha come through!
(It is my Ho‘ohana.)

The results they simultaneously achieve by creating a better workplace for everyone they manage and lead are remarkable, and they happen quickly.

Since we are meeting in cyber-space, the links I have added will tell you more.

~ With much aloha for the coaching of Michael Port

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