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:

Why you feel like you should have studied juggling.

By David Essman | Apr 4, 2019

Big businesses are insanely complex places. And it’s your job, as a manager in the big business, to manage said complexity. Here’s a fascinating article, written by …

Why Napoleon Was Undefeatable

By David Essman | Apr 3, 2019

Napoleon liked to say, “Good morale is worth an extra fifty thousand men.” That’s what real camaraderie is: to like and respect the people who …

You do know that Diversity & Inclusion cannot be trained?

By David Essman | Apr 2, 2019

  A nice way of stating the obvious. By now, we all know the business case behind “Diversity and Inclusion”, putting aside the essential fundamentals of fairness …

Leaders earn trust

The importance of earning trust

By David Essman | Mar 29, 2019

Obviously, leaders need to be trusted. Obviously, a leader who is trusted is far more effective than one who is not. But trust is a complex, fragile …

My career in four words the reality the dream

Why Should You Be A Continuous Learner?

By David Essman | Mar 27, 2019

When looking for a career, consider this: What is going to make you happy long-term isn’t the salary, isn’t the perks, isn’t the social status. …

Marketing innovation growth

Marketers and Engineers ❤

By David Essman | Mar 26, 2019

We live in an Internet age, which means we live in an age mostly built by engineers- ergo, we live in a very engineer-centric world. …