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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Helpful trumps hierarchy

Helpful Trumps Hierarchy

By David Essman | Oct 30, 2017

  According to Hollywood, the way get ahead in business is to be very ruthless and heartless. Citizen Kane, There Will Be Blood, or The …

Best selves

Let Them Be Their Best Selves

By David Essman | Oct 30, 2017

  Bill Bernbach was known as the most creative force ever in the advertising business. And he was. He literally was to advertising what Newton …

the customer the customer the customer

How Do You Win?

By David Essman | Oct 27, 2017

How do big companies win? How do small companies win? How do your startup ideas win? The secret sauce is being helpful. Finding people, and giving …

visualize the future

Trouble For Startups

By David Essman | Oct 26, 2017

The US Census Bureau came out, and its not-so-good. Startups are drying up. It used to be that you could make a business. You wanted …

excellence needs recognition or else it finds it elsewhere

Excellence Needs Recognition

By David Essman | Oct 25, 2017

  When a culture turns poisonous, the best people leave. The best people have options and they know it, so they get out while the …

How to hire

Hierarchy of hiring

By David Essman | Oct 24, 2017

  T/F: Anything can be taught. False. Big false. Lots of things can be taught, especially if we’re talking skills, but soft skills are something …