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.

 

We hope you'll join our community!

If you would prefer to receive only one email per month please subscribe to our Monthly Digest using the form below.

Read our latest posts below:

it's all about community

Companies have feelings too

By David Essman | Aug 17, 2017

  Mark Earls wrote a terrific book book a decade ago called “Herd” adressing the impact of group behavior on individual choices. As Earls puts …

culture chaos blue

The thing that holds us together

By David Essman | Aug 17, 2017

  Culture is what keeps a company going. When stock prices are unpredictable – when products aren’t meeting standards – when the atmosphere is turbulent. …

Opportunity cost

By David Essman | Aug 16, 2017

  Chaos doesn’t have to be the end. If you want to show up, this is the time. A leader’s job in chaos is to …

leaders wanted

Leaders 4 Leaders

By David Essman | Aug 15, 2017

The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow. Seth Godin published …

Helpful trumps hierarchy

It’s cool to be kind

By David Essman | Aug 14, 2017

  ‘Nice’ and ‘successful’ aren’t mutually exclusive. Actually, they go together rather nicely. As a leader, your job is to unite your team, whether it …

haven't failed enough to quit

One More Try

By David Essman | Aug 11, 2017

  For some people, one failure is enough. Failure isn’t a great feeling, after all, and the only thing worse is the fear that comes …