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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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So you were hoping for clarity

Stuck between order and chaos?

By David Essman | Jun 28, 2018

  The phrase, “The Fog of War” was made famous during the Gulf Wars. It’s a big part of being a soldier; of course it …

Nothing that matters started life out as a shiny object

What makes you happy in the long run?

By David Essman | Jun 27, 2018

It’s a familiar story. The latest shiny object comes trundling down the highway, be it the latest piece of tech from Silicon Valley, or the …

The more real it gets

Is serious business fun?

By David Essman | Jun 26, 2018

  Working for a company that’s changing the world (or at least, the part of the world that interests you the most) is fun. Working …

When I grow up I want to kill mediocrity

How to drive digital transformation

By David Essman | Jun 25, 2018

  When you’re young, the thought of mediocrity is terrifying. Imagine- an endless road of “Meh”. And even if it’s just “Meh”, you’re still going …

One is only truly creative

Creativity: The key to problem solving

By David Essman | Jun 21, 2018

There’s the old joke about the two lumberjacks walking along a path in the woods, when suddenly they run into this large, ravenous grizzly bear. …

This is what scales

The Four Critical Things That Scale

By David Essman | Jun 19, 2018

Be honest. Unless there’s some sort of disaster going down, we generally got the ”stuff” thing nailed. Seriously. When was the last time you downloaded …