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:

Leaders create new leaders

Stop delegating. Start teaching.

By David Essman | Nov 19, 2018

Stop delegating. Start teaching. On the subject of teaching: Teaching, of course, is how knowledge is transmitted from one person to another, one generation to another. …

When you love what you do the world pays attention.

How Love is the Path to Excellence

By David Essman | Nov 16, 2018

When you love what you do, the world can tell. The world wants to hear more. The world wants to open doors for you. The …

You do your best work by getting other people to do theirs

The importance of mindset and the search for meaning

By David Essman | Nov 15, 2018

Our approach to human-centered change often focuses on mindset. Our mindsets drive our behaviors, and our behaviors are what deliver organizational outcomes. If we design …

Imagine a world where most healthcare is A.I.

From notoriously entrenched to more productive

By David Essman | Nov 15, 2018

It’s 2018, and suddenly A.I. is a *thing*. But what does that mean for you and me, in real terms? Where’s the actual value? Of …

Your best self already exists within you

The Michelangelo Phenomenon

By David Essman | Nov 13, 2018

There are two ways to make a classical sculpture: call them “Addition” and “Subtraction”. “Addition” is like Rodin: You start with  lump of clay, and …

Joy through making things happen

Don’t forget to enjoy the ride!

By David Essman | Nov 12, 2018

A young man once asked me, what is more important, art or money? He was trying to decide what path to take with his career- …