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:

Culture is the engine

Wait, is it possible to have a great reputation and a terrible culture?

By David Essman | Jan 24, 2019

A car’s exterior is the first thing anyone sees, but it has very little effect on how the car actually runs. Sure, the design of …

let's cooperate more closely

What every boss should be thinking about

By David Essman | Jan 23, 2019

This is what every boss spends 80% of his time thinking about, even if she doesn’t admit it: How do we (the team) work closer together? …

I killed a thousand beautiful moments

Perfection is for amateurs

By David Essman | Jan 22, 2019

The best way to ensure that you never find perfection, is to search hard for it. Steve Jobs loved the phrase, “Real artists ship.” Real artists …

Without love there is no freedom.

Without Love There Is No Freedom

By David Essman | Jan 21, 2019

It’s funny how we increasingly take public holidays for granted, yet Martin Luther King Day seems to get more important to our collective psyche, with …

The Big Bleed

By David Essman | Jan 18, 2019

One of the reasons we’re working all hours is the simple fact that everyone else is doing the same. It’s hard to knock off at …

Feedback is a gift

By David Essman | Jan 18, 2019

  The thing about work is that we are all serving someone else. Your work really is what you do to bring value to the …