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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We are a network first

People are organic

By David Essman | Jan 12, 2018

For well over a decade, Gapingvoid friend Jon Husband has been preaching the idea of “Wirearchy”… i.e. in the future, companies will start organizing themselves around centralized …

No Negotiation No Discount

No Negotiation, No Discount

By David Essman | Jan 11, 2018

Somewhere along the line Elon Musk decided he didn’t want to spend his time haggling over price. Sure, there are people out there who live …

Be more than yourself

Our infinite need to be meaningful

By David Essman | Jan 10, 2018

I was having a conversation the other day with an old friend about “stuff”. We both talked about how, if we never had to buy anything …

rewarding great work

Invest in simple gestures

By David Essman | Jan 9, 2018

You want to attract the best talent? Create the best environment. The work that keeps companies going day in and day out is done by …

well being begets productivity

Simple Formula: Happiness = Success

By David Essman | Jan 8, 2018

There’s an idea that only victory can bring happiness. The Olympic athlete thinks that as soon as he wins Gold, that after all those years and …

whatever it takes

The redemptive power of persistence

By David Essman | Jan 5, 2018

There are two kinds of “Whatever it takes” behavior. The first is the obsessive, fanatical kind. The guy who will fix bayonets and charge across …