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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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Great job. great 20 years.

Why you should celebrate work

By David Essman | Sep 24, 2018

We are in the midst of a project for Microsoft India Development Center (IDC), which is Microsoft’s largest development center outside Redmond. The unit has …

Love is the main justification

The reason behind everything you do.

By David Essman | Sep 21, 2018

It’s too easy to believe that the only reason people go into business is self-interest. If only it were that easy. That would let a …

The perfect moment is no less fleeting than the imperfect moment

The fleeting beauty of life

By David Essman | Sep 20, 2018

When I was twenty years old I was having the time of my life (Mainly because, just like most people at the same age, I …

I got out of bed that morning seeking religious ecstasy

Seeking: A Higher Love

By David Essman | Sep 19, 2018

In the Middle Ages, religious ecstasy was considered the highest form of attainable human state. Hence the famous Bernini sculpture of St Teresa. But now that …

Everyone is paranoid because this is hollywood

How to Create an Innovation Mindset

By David Essman | Sep 17, 2018

Have you noticed how everything starts seeming the same after a while? Why all the pop songs sound like the were written or sung by …

I remember being young and walking into a museum and every painting on the wall being new to me

Be a world class act

By David Essman | Sep 14, 2018

One of the more interesting effects of the Internet is that it forces entrepreneurs to decide whether they want their companies to be world-class or …