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:

Are you part of the Busy People Club?

By David Essman | Nov 13, 2019

  Everyone reading this is pretty much a member of ‘The Busy People Club.’ We’re in the fast lane. We work long hours, we live in …

How do you balance freedom and responsibility?

By David Essman | Nov 11, 2019

  How do you balance freedom and responsibility? Transparency, says Forbes. But we say it’s more than transparency: it’s trust. It’s trusting your employees enough to …

8 Key Steps for Effective Strategic Decision Making by Dr. Gleb Tsipursky

By David Essman | Nov 8, 2019

  When was the last time you saw a business disaster? Cutting-edge research shows that such problems usually result from poor strategic decisions when we go with …

What is the best way to guarantee success?

By David Essman | Nov 6, 2019

What is the best way to guarantee success? I’d say the best way is to not fail in the first place. It’s hard to be …

The New Math: 5-1=6

By David Essman | Nov 5, 2019

Forty. Per. Cent. That is huge. Then again, this won’t surprise anyone in a truly creative field. Thanks to Victorian scientific ideas about work (aka “Taylorism”), …

How do you know if your new hire is a jerk?

By David Essman | Oct 31, 2019

Bob is a hugely successful businessman. Bob has a neat trick. Before he hires anyone, the first thing Bob does is take the person out to …