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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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how to create a high performance culture;i needed to be alone…

Fewer Moving Parts

By David Essman | Dec 15, 2020

Everybody loves Steely Dan. At least, every middle-aged, American white dude from the suburbs loves Steely Dan. For anyone who went to college in the 70s-80s, …

cultural anthropology;at least I tried. you?

The “Kind of Blue” Effect

By David Essman | Dec 10, 2020

In pop music, there is a curve. “Easy-Listening” on one end of the curve (Barry Manilow, Kenny G, Billy Joel, etc) and on the other, we …

how do you solve problems with company culture;every time I try to get closer to God, some little bit of trivial nonsense gets in the way

The seven, ten, twelve, habits of successful leaders

By David Essman | Dec 8, 2020

  It’s a funny thing about leadership. By definition, it’s one of the most important roles on the planet. Your job is fundamentally about spreading …

creative culture; you are responsible for your own experience

Go figure it out

By David Essman | Dec 4, 2020

“I figured it out. You figure it out.” One of my favorite quotes was told to me by an old friend, Austin Kleon. He was talking …

sustaining a great culture;No Pressure Microsoft Research

Gapingvoid goes to Hollywood

By David Essman | Dec 2, 2020

One of the great things about our consulting engagements is that the effect of our work carries on long after we “leave the building”. A few …

culture best practices; humanity is our ultimate competitive advantage

Tony, thank you for delivering Wow

By David Essman | Nov 30, 2020

  The sad news was all over the media this weekend: Former Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh passed away under pretty awful circumstances. We are gutted. A big …