The Gapingvoid Email

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:

What makes life worth living?

By David Essman | May 17, 2019

It’s great being alive, isn’t it? There’s just one problem. The problem being, you don’t get it for free. You pay to be alive. In …

Why the messenger gets shot

By David Essman | May 16, 2019

We’ve got some bad (or at least, bad-ish) news in the human behavior department: Apparently, you can say “don’t shoot the messenger” all you want, …

Make Your Meetings A Safe Space For Honest Conversation

By David Essman | May 15, 2019

  Here’s a novel idea: that “safety” and “productivity” are interrelated. I.e. the less psychologically stressed people feel in a meeting, the easier it will …

Seeing The World Anew

By David Essman | May 14, 2019

  The advertising business is notorious for only hiring young people. To have a job in the creative department over the age of fifty is …

The one thing best performers always do

By David Essman | May 13, 2019

  The thing about reaching the summit is that you never stay there very long. When they get to the top of Everest, the usual …

How to leverage the laws of nature to build better outcomes.

By David Essman | May 10, 2019

  Competition, against ourselves or against others, is what gets the best results from us. But so does collaboration. How does that work? Let’s reframe the …