3 essentials to building team cultures

Bula Vinaka,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 maintaini...

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May 07, 2024
Empathy - A Superpower?

Bula vinaka and welcome to Cultural Fit where we talk about how to create stronger Pasifika businesses and people. In this week's edition, we will look at how empathy can become your superpower. I had recently ran a workshop on emotional intelligence...

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Apr 08, 2024
Re-Introductions with Alfred Tora

Bula vinaka !My name is Alfred Tora and I am the founder of the Pasifika Organizational Psychology website, which has been rebranded to www.alfredtora.org . I apologize for not being in touch with you during the last year and I hope to do better in...

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Feb 22, 2024
Setting Goals the Right Way

Bula vinaka and welcome to Cultural Fit.With 2023 well underway, I'm excited to discover what this year has in store for us! I am instantly reminded of the sage advice that Arthur Ashe - famed tennis player and winner of 3 Grand Slam singles titles -...

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Jan 17, 2023
SBF - A cautionary tale

Bula Vinaka, Hola, Kia Ora and welcome to Cultural Fit. As I began to write this edition, I tried to double down on the why. Why did I think that this newsletter needed to be out there? What is the purpose of it all? Why should pasifika subscribe to...

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Dec 19, 2022
Why Meta May Not Be The Future

Halo, Yumalundi, Bula vinaka and Welcome to Cultural Fit.Last week, Thanksgiving was celebrated across the United States. I thought it would be great to start this week's piece with a poem on giving thanks.It is not happy people who are thankful...

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Nov 29, 2022
My 3 favorite quotes this week!

Hey !I'm sharing my three favorite quotes for this week! I'd love to know if this is something you'd want happen more often? "One piece of log creates a small fire, adequate to warm you up, add just a few more pieces to blast an immense bonfire, larg...

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Jun 07, 2022
Improving your Critical Thinking!

Hey ! I've been getting lost in the vast Ted-Ed library and I came across a video that I wanted to share with you all! No matter where you are at in your journey through life, this video should be helpful 🙏The video is on Critical Thinking which is...

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May 24, 2022
Plan your work and work your plan!

Hi ,It's been so long and that is definitely on me! The life of a grad student is such that sometimes you just fall off the wagon and it just feels nice to stay down right? I had such a strenuous semester finally end and I am slowly inching my way to...

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Apr 27, 2022