Published inSam Ng·Sep 19Member-onlyOutcome vs System mindsetIn our professional world today we tend to be very outcome oriented. One company that I worked at recently even had “owning outcomes” as a measure of each leader’s performance. …Mindset6 min readMindset6 min read
Published inSam Ng·Sep 2Member-onlyCreating an empowering environmentFrom the moment of birth we are exposed to a vast array of environments. These environments have a wide range of variations. They can vary in formality, in size, in structure, in purpose. They can be professional environments of learning and productivity or personal environments of friendship and trust. …Empowerment8 min readEmpowerment8 min read
Published inSam Ng·Aug 20Member-onlyEmpowermentIn our culture today empowerment has become a buzzword. Whether we’re talking about empowering women to learn and raise their communities out of poverty, empowering young children and students to reach for a better life, or empowering young employees to speak their mind for change, empowerment it seems is everywhere…Empowerment7 min readEmpowerment7 min read
Published inThoughts for my sons·Aug 12Member-onlyA life of temperance, not of chaosMy sons, I’ve been reading a lot about temperance and moderation, and its impact on our culture, and by extension, our leaders and role models. The Big One and I recently got back from our annual father-son trip to DC. It was a great trip for a number of reasons…6 min read6 min read
Published inSam Ng·Jul 21Member-onlyA culture of learningI wanted to talk a bit today about our Amazon Leadership Principle Learn and Be Curious. The description of this LP is as follows: “Leaders are never done learning and always seek to improve themselves. They are curious about new possibilities and act to explore them.” But what does that…Leadership5 min readLeadership5 min read
Published inThoughts for my sons·Jul 17Member-onlyShowing up for lifeMy sons, We were created for relationship and were wired to need one another. This is why there are so many tragic stories of the rich, famous, and powerful but lonely feeling entirely unfulfilled in life. We crave connection. …Relationships5 min readRelationships5 min read
Published inThoughts for my sons·Jun 11Member-onlyEffective relationships pt 1: ConsistencyMy sons, Relationships make our world go ‘round. No matter how we slice it, no matter how we try to automate things and put impersonal systems in place to remove the human element, we cannot escape the fact that at the end of the day, we are a relational species…Relationships7 min readRelationships7 min read
Jun 10Happy couples recognize the detrimental effects of holding onto grudges and actively choose to let go of past grievances. They understand that nurturing resentment only serves to poison the relationship, hindering its growth and potential for happiness.5 Things Happy Couples Never Do1.3K9Diana MerescLove this - would add that they don't try to "win" either!Love this - would add that they don't try to "win" either! Grudges have a much bigger hold on us if we feel like we've "lost" in an interaction.1 min read1 min read
Jun 8…d we are by our habits. Because everything seems to be on autopilot, you have to be very careful to notice what kind of habits you have. So, if you want to have a better life, you should first give up those habits that make your life d…6 Habits You Should Give Up If You Want to Have a Better Life29K393Diana MerescHave you read the two habits books?Have you read the two habits books? Atomic Habits and The Power of Habit. They talk about the flywheel of habit generation (and habit breaking!) - your post made me think of those!1 min read1 min read
Published inSam Ng·Jun 7Member-onlyHaving high standards yet loving people through themWe live in a world of deteriorating standards. Across the board, our world’s standards seem to be slowly but surely dropping. …Relationships6 min readRelationships6 min read
