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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digital transformation; information knowledge

Digital Transformation isn’t what you think…

By David Essman | Jun 24, 2022

Everyone talks about “Digital Transformation” (DT), but few people talk about what it actually means. Because it has the word “Digital” in it, one automatically …

culture transformation;most human behavior is driven by short-term rewards or immediate battles

How $.99 can transform your life!

By David Essman | Jun 22, 2022

  Our long-time friend and collaborator, Dr. Benjamin Hardy, has a new book out called: Be Your Future Self Now. The book proposes a new model …

orgazational culture and covid; the future of work driven by autonomy and collaboration

What does the future of work look like?

By David Essman | Jun 20, 2022

    Two stories hit the doom scrolls at roughly the same time this month. First, Bloomberg Media asked if the era of remote work is coming …

This ship is powered by empathy

The first rule of management is gold

By David Essman | Jun 14, 2022

There’s a cornerstone of Western thought, calledThe Golden Rule. Basically, it says (as it says in the Bible), “Do unto others as you would want …

meaning and connection;life, liberty, and the pursuit of our highest selves

The Quest for Our Highest Self

By David Essman | May 27, 2022

Factoid: In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson famously wrote about “Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”. Notice how he didn’t say, “the pursuit of pleasure”. …

purpose and meaning;"life is not primarily a quest for pleasure, as Freud believed, or a quest for power as Adler believed, but a quest for meaning." -Viktor Frankl

How Meaning Transforms Work

By David Essman | May 24, 2022

We love this quote from Viktor Frankl. Culture is at its core, about creating meaning. Designing purpose. it is about finding that which unites us all. …