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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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open your mind to many possible opinions

How To Think Like Elon Musk

By David Essman | Nov 28, 2017

Understand that your human brain is wired to mimic others’ behaviors. Through cognizance at all times, you can catch yourself, and rewire for effectiveness. If you do …

The Magic Isn’t In The Hours

By David Essman | Nov 24, 2017

The most frustrating feedback to receive is the vague “Push yourself.” Because when you’re working the longest hours you can, when you dream about deadlines and …

The attempt to avoid failure at all costs

Face the inevitable and learn

By David Essman | Nov 22, 2017

The trouble with avoiding mistakes is that you don’t learn anything. Which makes you even more likely to make mistakes… especially the big ones. Now, …

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Will you be outsourced or automated

By David Essman | Nov 21, 2017

  I’ve been listening to a lot of Future of Work experts over the last two decades. A lot of it, frankly, is buzzword salad. …

ideal mental state

Are you a Minder, Grinder or Finder?

By David Essman | Nov 20, 2017

There’s a pretty flat hierarchy in the legal world, so an mnemonic was designed to informally signal the ranks. There are minders, there are grinders and …

we have to grow fast

Get big, act small

By David Essman | Nov 17, 2017

A big company can only hope to act like a small company if it wants to keep growing. Agility and growth are not mutually exclusive. …