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:

All my life I've always wanted to be somebody

Be the star of your own show

By David Essman | Jul 17, 2018

This is a simply brilliant line by Lily Tomlin, the famous comedian. Eventually one has to stop comparing oneself to other people, what I call …

help along the way

Enjoy just being alive

By David Essman | Jul 16, 2018

It’s good to have dreams. After all that’s what being American is all about. But sometimes life isn’t just about following your dreams. Sometimes life …

Believing in what you do is a good sign that you've already won the cosmic lottery

You’ve Won The Cosmic Lottery

By David Essman | Jul 13, 2018

We’re great believers in the idea that gratitude plays a big part in being happy and successful, and that gratitude precedes the latter two, not …

80 percent of what we learn is done socially

This Is How Things Evolve

By David Essman | Jul 12, 2018

We’ll say it again: human beings are hyper social creatures, who learn mostly by copying others. And when we copy something, it is never 100% accurate, …

failure just means not yet

It’s all about timing

By David Essman | Jul 11, 2018

You haven’t failed. You just haven’t arrived. Yet. Sometimes, failure is real. But most of the time, it’s just an illusion, a narrative, we give ourselves. …

how do we get there

Build A Bridge

By David Essman | Jul 10, 2018

Sure, you’ve got a vision. Sure, you’ve got a plan. But what you also have, is a bunch of employees looking over a cliff. And …