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 a group exercise in finding meainng

CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE

By David Essman | May 22, 2018

So you’ve probably wondered recently, why is the idea of company culture suddenly such a big deal in management circles? Why does HBR keep going on …

We're living inside a hipster matrix

Welcome to the hustle

By David Essman | May 21, 2018

So, if young adults no longer have the kind of money to support a life of conspicuous consumption our generation did, what takes its place? …

An artist is never free because love is never free

Accept the pain and do it anyway

By David Essman | May 18, 2018

And what is an artist, anyway? The self-congratulating slacker who looks the part holding a paintbrush? Or the entrepreneur who put his butt on the …

manage oneself

Eight Behaviors for self-management

By David Essman | May 17, 2018

The better the boss, the less she has to act like one. No, it doesn’t just happen on autopilot. The better the boss, the more …

I'm trying to create something out of nothing

great ideas have lonely childhoods

By David Essman | May 15, 2018

It’s pretty safe to say, that when you finally come up with your million-dollar idea, nobody is going to understand it at first. They many …

culture is a platform

It all begins with culture

By David Essman | May 14, 2018

Google has an amazing culture. Which allows it to do amazing things. Ditto Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, Amazon. Amazing culture. Amazing results. You can’t separate the …