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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culture chaos

Make mine a bias-free latte

By David Essman | Apr 23, 2018

  In 2008 Howard Schultz regained the CEO role at Starbucks and began a process of taking the business forward… by taking it backward. His idea was …

Being yourself is the best self of all

You gotta keep it real

By David Essman | Apr 20, 2018

Yes. We know. Being your most authentic self is the best thing to be. The trouble is that it’s hard. It’s a complex world out …

my child is an entrepreneur

One for the haters

By David Essman | Apr 19, 2018

There is no ladder. There is no “right way”. There’s just you and God, and sometimes God is on your side, sometimes he ain’t. And …

True innovation comes from true influence

You can’t have one without the other

By David Essman | Apr 18, 2018

This is another way of saying, it doesn’t matter how good your idea is, if you you can’t get buy-in from other people, if other …

this is a permanent revolution

Talking about a revolution

By David Essman | Apr 17, 2018

“Permanent Revolution” is an old idea, first put forth by Leon Trotsky, back in the early days of the Soviet Union. Well, as any history buff …

Business is mostly a search for meaning

The never ending search for meaning

By David Essman | Apr 16, 2018

Back in college in Austin, if I ever declared my dislike of a certain rock group or pop singer, the standard reply from my friends …