Rosa Say was born and raised in Hawaii. She attended St. Anthony and Punahou schools, and she is a graduate of the School of Travel Industry Management at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. She currently lives on the Big Island of Hawai‘i with her ‘Ohana (Family). During her 24-year career in Hawaii’s hospitality industry,… Continue reading →

Brendon Connelly maintains an awesome blog called SlackerManager. Don’t be misled by the name, though – it is definitely not for managers who are slackers 🙂 If you want to be more effective at work without additional sweat, you have to visit Brendon’s blog. People who know Bren also know that he is always there… Continue reading →

A former Naval officer, now Chris Cree is focused on helping businesses get leverage out of blogging. Chris has a nice series on Business Blogging for those who are getting started on Business Blogging (and the series serves as a refresher for those who have already started) My $.02: The earlier question from Dr. Posner… Continue reading →

Dr. Barry Posner is one of my favorite authors on Leadership. I have thoroughly enjoyed the classic “The Leadership Challenge” by Barry Posner and Jim Kouzes. Their recent book “The Leader’s Legacy” was a treat. I was able to complete the book in one sitting but I am sure it will be on my table… Continue reading →

Mike and I have never spoken to each other but have exchanged several emails in the past year. Mike’s blog is a treasure chest of wonderful information. Thanks Mike for everything you have done in 2006. Mike Sansone is an independent business consultant specializing in business blogs and conversational copywriting. Prior to starting his own… Continue reading →

Talk about variety – Rick Cockrum wears many hats. Rick runs a software company which develops software for personal effectiveness. He is a philosopher. He and his wife operate a single screen theater and best of all, he runs a personal development blog (which is almost a collection of his articles) where he writes on… Continue reading →

I met Ajit a few months ago where he was speaking on a panel. Ajit had some great insights to share. What also stood out was his academic credentials and professional achievements. He is definitely an inspiration to many young professionals. Ajit joined Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in 2003. His areas of investment include… Continue reading →

Recently Liz asked me whether I am intersted in being interviewed for her blog. I said ‘Yes’ without knowing clearly what I was signing up for. She asked only five questions and three of those five questions made me think for more than day. Liz can make you think.  Thanks Liz. I am glad to… Continue reading →

Today is special for me. It has been 97 weeks or 679 days since I started blogging and this happens to be my 700th post. Yes, I do keep count of this as this is serious business for me. I started blogging on Valentine’s Day of 2005 and I happen to write my 700th post… Continue reading →