business development

Gaia: Business for Life and Earth

Posted by Kristin Hettermann on October 20, 2010 at 9:45 pm

Does it sometimes seem that the world’s challenges are too big to solve?  That corporate business cannot change and align with more peaceful co-existence strategies?  Read on.  This post we explore four efforts that bring sustainable concept design to the new business paradigm: we can succeed in the world with fruitful business models rooted in [...]

Indigenous Hawaiian Practices are Mana Model for Change

Posted by Kristin Hettermann on September 28, 2010 at 10:12 pm

“We have not inherited the Earth from our parents. We have borrowed it from our children.” What type of world will we be passing on to our children? This was the headlining question at The World Congress on Zero Emissions, a “think tank”esque conference focusing on the design of an economic system driven by innovations, [...]

How Running Out of Gas Changed My Life

Posted by Kristin Hettermann on August 5, 2010 at 12:22 am

The day that I met Dennis Ka’aihue my life changed.  And I mean, really changed.  I met Dennis three years ago; a tourist on the island of Maui, I ran out of gas on the infamous road to Hana and landed at his mailbox in Ke’anae, on the pristine and untouched North Shore area of [...]

The Power of Trust in Business

Posted by Kristin Hettermann on July 21, 2010 at 4:29 pm

In a world where technology and statistics seem to rule the business world, interpersonal trust still plays a significant role in a company’s success. Studies have shown that a high level of trust between an employer and their subordinate leads to higher levels of employee task performance, citizenship behavior (beyond what is required for an [...]

Our top ten traits for entrepreneurs!

Posted by Kristin Hettermann on June 9, 2010 at 6:16 am

Do you think you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? I was wondering the same thing myself on my recent trip to the mainland to address an array of challenges with my first entrepreneurial venture, KLH Properties, LLC.  The result was a “top ten entrepreneurial trait” list that I publish below.  See how [...]