The Collegiate Rugby Association of America's 2024 D1 Elite season recently ended. I write about valuable lessons on team culture that I learnt. Key points? Finding a strong adversary, building and selling the team's vision, and maintaining high standards to avoid compromising team integrity.
Category: Organizational Psychology in Action
Personal insights and opinions into Organizational Psychology theories and pedagogies.
How A Growth Mindset Is Changing My Life
I reflect on the struggles that came from self-imposed limitations and the fear of failure. I talk about my transition to a growth mindset, and the importance of embracing challenges, learning from mistakes, and seeking improvement. I also address the specific challenges faced by the Pasifika community in adopting a growth mindset, highlighting the need for self-awareness and overcoming societal expectations.
It Takes a Village – Birth Outcomes Disparities.
Birth outcome disparities in NHPI communities in Utah.
Pasifika and Self-imposed Limitations.
Self-imposed limitations hold us back from reaching our full potential. As Pasifika, I believe this is something we need to become more aware of and work towards overcoming as a people.
Win or Learn.
One of my favorite hats to wear is being a rugby coach for the Brigham Young University Women's Rugby Team. For a little context, we were promoted to the highest competition in the USA women's college rugby, Division 1 Elite, where we faced the best of the best. We had spent the last few years … Continue reading Win or Learn.
Why Pasifika Organizations Misdiagnose – Lessons From the Fiji Rugby Union Fiasco.
What is the real cause for the Fiji Rugby Union fiasco? Why do Pasifika Organizations spend so much time troubleshooting the same problems time and again? This article talks about the root cause!
An iTaukei Parallel on Finding Balance for Work and Home.
We talk about how to switch between a work mindset — before heading to work — and home mindset — as you prepare to head home. We use parallelism, in the form of traditional iTaukei protocols, to highlight how creating routines and habits can boost productivity at work while maintaining work-life balance.
Can iTaukei Values Contribute to Company Culture?
Company Culture is a topic that modern theorists love to study, but can indigenous values be used to better understand it? iTaukei value systems can and we see that in this article.
Communication, Crafting, and Relationship Building.
Communication has always played a significant role in relationship building and maintenance. Indigenous societies understood the importance of crafting the right message for the right audience.
Vakatokayaca and Onboarding – A Tautology.
Is there a connection between an iTaukei ceremony and the onboarding process in organizations? We answer this question in this article.