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Three times a week, we'll send you a thought-provoking illustration about the world of work along with a short snippet of insight. Our emails cover topics like company culture, design thinking, leadership strategies, creating better-functioning teams, navigating the hybrid work environment, and more. They are designed as quick reads to give you insight into working smarter and being more connected to why you do what you do. We also feature guest posts from thought leaders around the world and answer culture questions sent in by our readers. People who enjoy the daily email most are often senior leaders in business, healthcare execs, entrepreneurs, and academics.

 

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Read our latest posts below:

Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas that don’t make Sense by Rory Sutherland

By David Essman | Jun 5, 2019

  Friends of Gapingvoid, Anyone who reads this daily expression of love, already knows that you are all part of the Gapingvoid family; folks connected by …

The Key To Organizational Success

By David Essman | Jun 4, 2019

This is how a team effort pretty much works in a large organIzation. It’s not just about solving the problem at hand, it’s also about …

Why your ego can be your worst enemy

By David Essman | Jun 3, 2019

  In 1943, British Intelligence was involved in a plot to have Hitler assassinated. But then Churchill heard about it and had them call the …

The Miracle of Sudden Insight

By David Essman | May 31, 2019

One of the greatest gifts we have are these sudden, life-changing, life-defining moments of clarity. Where we see not only the whole world for what …

change is an emotion not a list

The number one secret to great leadership

By David Essman | May 30, 2019

If you want to be a transformational leader it’s time to get emotional. End of story. People are comfortable with facts and data in business, and …

True innovation comes from true influence

Why Innovation = Influence

By David Essman | May 29, 2019

This is another way of saying, it doesn’t matter how good your idea is if you can’t get buy-in from other people and if other …