Successful Board Leadership; Blues Veteran John Hammond; Gap Year; Beekeeping on Maui
Keys to Board Leadership with Richard Weylman
This week Aloha Untied way announced six new members to its Board of Directors to fill spots vacated by outgoing members. For organizations led by a Board, finding the right people willing to serve can be a challenge. Recruitment veers into a list of expectations, responsibilities and tasks as prospective members want to know what they’ll need to do...and that’s just what leadership coach Richard Weylman says isn’t as productive as starting with the one thing that’s often missing at the beginning of those conversations, and sometimes, missing altogether
Intro Music: Now Hear My Meaning by Ray Brown
Outro Music: Tired of Fighting by The Menahan Street Band
John Hammond Jr. has had a pioneering career, spanning more than fifty years as an ambassador of blues, as a virtuoso guitarist and singer in the classic “country” blues style. When he started, as a teenager, blues was seen by mainstream audiences as an obscure offshoot of American folk music; today, it’s all over the world. He had something to do with that; he’s coming to Hawaii for a series of shows, and we talked yesterday.
Intro Music: Evil Is Going On by John Hammond
Outro Music: Give Me a 32-20 by John Hammond
Benefits of Taking a Gap Year: Karl Haigler
Many high schools have already held graduations, othes are happening this weekend. Releasing a teen into independence is often one of the most frightening milestones of parenthood - and for kids, the new freedom can be as frightening and it is exhilarating. What comes after graduation these days isn’t always a direct path to college, and some educators, including former high school principal and college counselor, Karl Haigler, say there’s an even better option for kids who know they just aren’t ready for college. And that included his own son, Adam.
Intro Music: The Recluse by Cursive
Outro Music: Wildest Dreams by Ryan Adams
Bee colonies are mysterious places to most of us, but beekeepers have none thousand years of lore to draw upon -- that’s about how long we have been domesticating wild honeybees… It takes a lifetime of learning to become a skilled apiarist, but Mark Damon has been at it for 37 years now. He teaches a beekeeping class for beginners, and he’s on the phone with us to go over some of the basics.
Intro Music: Waialae by Jeff Peterson
Outro Music: Vultures of Culture by Nahko and Medicine for the People
