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:

John Lennon

John, Paul, George, Ringo and Grit.

By David Essman | Oct 9, 2020

  There’s the joke about how everyone remembers where they were when they first heard The Beatles had broken up, even the people who weren’t …

I'm not allowed to fail. good thing I’m perfect.

Succession

By David Essman | Oct 5, 2020

Peter The Great, Emperor of Russia (reigned 1682-1724) was a REALLY good king. He was smart, he was effective, he knew how to beat the …

higher being requires gratitude

The key to progress

By David Essman | Sep 29, 2020

As you all already know, we are in the business of helping organizations change their culture for the better. And our experience has led us to understand …

thank you for inspiring me. I could use all the help I can get

No Rules Netflix

By David Essman | Sep 25, 2020

  Reed Hastings, the CEO of Netflix, has a new book out, whose main gist is about corporate culture, namely, the one at the company he …

“the big three” 1. human kindness 2. smarts 3. grit rest in peace Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1933-2020

RBG & The Big Three

By David Essman | Sep 21, 2020

The great Supreme Court Justice, RBG passed away at the weekend, aged 87. Yes, the political ramifications are enormous, especially during an election year. But …

my vanity will save the world

Go big, go small, just go.

By David Essman | Sep 18, 2020

  So you want to achieve greatness. You’ve decided that ho-hum mediocrity is not for you. Alrighty then. Well, if you’re going to do that, …