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:

Happiness is the holy grail

Achieving something

By David Essman | Mar 27, 2017

In an article on USA Today, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella relates an anecdote that changed his approach to work: Nadella credits his work attitude to …

find something orange

Be amazing at one thing

By David Essman | Mar 24, 2017

This was my father’s advice to me, back when I was just starting out. It’s not a mind-blowing statement, but that doesn’t make it easy. …

Ideas that spread win

Like viruses, ideas need to spread

By David Essman | Mar 23, 2017

Seth Godin lets you know before you open his book The Ideavirus that you might not feel like you’ve learned anything new. But you’ll confirm …

Inclusive is the new exclusive

What’s cooler than being cool?

By David Essman | Mar 22, 2017

In an interview with Peter Shapiro, one of the owners of the wildly successful Brooklyn Bowl, he says he opened the first Bowl in New …

Value is the spaces between people

What we learn from chickens.

By David Essman | Mar 21, 2017

Margaret Heffernan told a story once about chickens on NPR. In brief: A scientist bred two flocks of chickens, one flock of overall highly-regarded egg …

Times change our purpose doesn't

Technology changes. People don’t.

By David Essman | Mar 20, 2017

Deb Schultz has a famous line: “Technology changes, humans don’t.” We can make prettier phones or more exciting apps, but if they don’t speak to people, …