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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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I have a very complicated life good thing I’m a sociopath

The Hamptons are not Defensible Position by Mark Blyth

By David Essman | Sep 16, 2020

  Back in the summer of 2015, I visited Athens just as the European Central Bank decided to ration the amount of Euros Greeks could take out …

unconscious bias training: what $8 billion worth of nothing looks like

Why Unconscious Bias Training Doesn’t Work

By David Essman | Sep 15, 2020

  Culture is a social construct and training will never be the route to more diverse and inclusive organizations. Training solves information problems and our D&I …

it's not how long you've worked here it’s how much you’ve aged

A Story As Old As Time

By David Essman | Sep 10, 2020

  Our old buddy Mike Arrington (founder of Techcrunch, among other things), made a lovely point on Twitter: “One of the first lessons I learned in Silicon …

i just want the fight to not be in vain

Looks are deceiving

By David Essman | Sep 8, 2020

“Hell Or High Water” was said to be one of the best movies of 2016. It got 4 Oscar nominations, at the very least. The story …

everything becomes narrative or else gets washed out to sea

Meaning Is A Constellation

By David Essman | Sep 4, 2020

A big part of helping companies is to make their work more meaningful, both to their employees and to their customers. This makes total sense. People …

letting go is the only freedom

The go-to guy vs. the here-already guy

By David Essman | Sep 2, 2020

  First lesson in Economics 101: everything is scarce. But is it, really? Because the global economy, today, is less about guns and butter than …