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:

change leader

Don’t be a whiner

By David Essman | Nov 16, 2017

Hillary Clinton’s version on why she lost the election: the game had changed. It can happen to any single one of us. We play by the …

everybody participates

It’s A Joint Effort

By David Essman | Nov 15, 2017

  How do you actually create an environment where everyone participates? One of the keys is creating a psychologically safe environment. Participation comes at a potential cost. …

Best selves

Best is a privilege

By David Essman | Nov 14, 2017

We have this fantasy wherein we hire the most talented people and immediately have the best team. But that doesn’t take into account chemistry, the …

Seth Godin Happiness vs Pleasure

The long game

By David Essman | Nov 13, 2017

The thing about happiness is, well… Well, there’s a lot about happiness. But one thing’s for sure, you can’t buy it and you can’t bookmark it …

Psyched

My job is to love my life

By David Essman | Nov 10, 2017

Mark Manson writes about passion. He writes about our expectations: that because we love doing something, we will always love doing that thing, every day for …

everybody's a patient

We Are All Patients

By David Essman | Nov 9, 2017

The guidebook to empathy in patient care, aptly titled Empathy in Patient Care by Mohammadreza Hojat, opens with a quote by Persian poet Saadi: “All human beings …