There is a famous scene in the 2023 movie, “Barbie”, where Gloria (America Ferrera) gives a passionate speech about all the paradoxes of being a … The post What Leaders Can Learn from Barbie appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
“Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon … The post The Greatest Existential Threat appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
“Crack” is a Gaelic word for a good time. So if you spend any time in Scotland, you’ll repeatedly hear people saying to each other … The post Craics in the System appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Over on the Weekend University YouTube Channel, the well-known Yale psychology professor, Paul Bloom talks about suffering, as in, one of Buddha’s famous Four Noble … The post The Antidote to Suffering appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
There was a tweet recently, talking about Ernest Hemingway. To paraphrase: “Agreed, Hemingway was a deeply flawed human being. But so what, you’re a deeply … The post Filling in the Narrative Gaps appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
As the famous passage in the Bible goes, “The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is … The post Some things never change appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
If traditional economic theory was correct, price UP would equal demand DOWN, all the time, in every case, for every product. And, often, that’s what … The post It’s Not Just a Bag appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
King Pyrrhus was an Ancient Greek king who fought a lengthy military campaign against the Romans. After one battle, he saw that he prevailed, but … The post Why Commanding Excellence Never Works appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Apple just apologized for running an ad that no one seemed to like that received massive backlash online. Instead of the intended message: “Hey … The post The Power of Framing appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
The best thing about having a well-known brand is that it doesn’t go away easily. The worst thing about having a well-known brand is that … The post Staying Power appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Things are rarely what they seem to be. If we took things at face value, we’d still think the Sun revolves around the Earth. We’d … The post The Trouble of Unmet Needs appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
“World renowned psychologist,” prolific author and C-suite executive coach, Dr. Jim Loer made a recent appearance on the always-excellent Knowledge Project podcast #193 with Shane … The post What Story Are You Telling Yourself? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
The Irish broadcaster, Colm Flynn recently tweeted about a lovely TV news report he worked on back in 2019, about a postman, Mike Sheehan, in … The post What We Can Learn from a Village Postman appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
The secret to getting results only has three words: Understand human nature. During the Revolutionary War, Ben Franklin was in the precarious position of acting … The post All Contracts are Psychological appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
In 1980, a 46-cent chip almost caused nuclear armageddon. Gapingvoid advisor, Brigadier General John “Dragon” Teichert (USAF (RET) tells the story in his leadership manifesto, … The post Where’s Your 46 Cent Chip? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
After a recent animated-video contest, two shocking things happened. First, it was revealed that the winning animation was animated entirely by AI. Meaning, the AI beat … The post Find Your Art appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
In an interview in 2011, Bill Gates said “Legacy is a stupid thing! I don’t want a legacy.” That makes him relatively unique. We humans … The post A Deep Well of Motivation appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
One day, well into Willie Nelson’s long and illustrious career, a TV presenter asked the musician why he wasn’t writing all the great classic songs … The post How to Solve the “Willie Nelson” Problem appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
If we didn’t have rivals, there’d be no losing. There’d be no winning either. Because there’d be no competition. And while that seems like an … The post Nothing Beats Competition appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
OJ Simpson passed away this week of cancer. He was a man who had everything fame and fortune had to offer, and pretty much lost … The post If the Glove Don’t Fit, You Must Acquit appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
This post was authored by Gapingvoid CEO, Jason Korman, and originally featured in Barron’s The latest reports about Boeing make this clear: Investors haven’t seen … The post Boeing Knows What It Needs to Do—So Do It. Change the Culture. appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Starting in 1940s post war Paris, the “Existentialism” philosophical movement became all the rage, soon spreading globally led by big names like Jean-Paul Satre and … The post Eclipsed by Meaning appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
During a recent interview over on the Dwarkesh Patel channel, Professor Sarah CM Paine (who teaches Geopolitics over at The US Naval War College) gave … The post Are you playing half-court tennis? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Apparently, we were a lot happier last year than we are this year. At least that’s what the studies say, (and we all know they’re … The post Why We’re Measuring the Wrong Thing appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
This post is an idea inspired by the Dr Pippa Malmgren interview over at the Infinite Loops Podcast #167. According to Dr Malmgren, because certainty … The post Why Certainty is a Red Flag appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
For the last couple of centuries, ever since the Enlightenment (and even well before that), we’ve been enamored with the idea of being ruled by … The post Daniel Kahneman’s Legacy: the Myth of Reason appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Belonging at scale is an age-old problem. When your company is just a wee startup with a few people renting desks in a coworking space, … The post Belonging at Scale appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
There was a lovely trick that Gary Trudeau often used in his early Doonesbury cartoons.He would have the characters (Mike Doonesbury, BD, the Yale Admissions … The post Metaspeak about Metaspeak appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Over on Instagram, fellow culture nerd, Nick Smoot, made an interesting comment about organizational culture. “Recently, I listened to a @nytimes podcast about companies forcing … The post The Power of Starting Small appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
If, like Boeing, you’ve had a recent series of PR disasters due to internal oversights, what do you do? You decide to tweak your incentives … The post appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
If, like Boeing, you’ve had a recent series of PR disasters due to internal oversights, what do you do? You decide to tweak your incentives … The post Do you have an incentives problem? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
The Artist goes fishing in the ocean. AI goes fishing in the aquarium. This is basically the problem people seem to be having with AI … The post Are You Fishing from an Aquarium appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
One of the most famous paintings in The Louvre (besides the Mona Lisa) is the physically massive masterpiece from 1819, “The Raft Of The Medusa,” by … The post A Gruesome Paradox appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
In a recent Daily Stoic podcast, Ryan Holiday briefly refers to an old, well-known Stoic concept, “The Cup Is Already Broken.” The idea being, instead of … The post Failure is Like Success appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Here’s a bit of trivia: Who is the most recorded band of all time? You’d probably guess someone like the Beatles or the Rolling Stones. … The post Celebrating Carol Kaye appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
In the 1914 short story, “Araby”, James Joyce wrote about a wee boy in 1890s Dublin, who has a huge crush on a young girl … The post What Kim Kardashian Can Teach Us About Reality appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Possibly the most impressive structure of Late Antiquity were the Theodosian Walls, the largest defensive city walls in the Byzantine Empire built in the 5th Century … The post Winning Starts with A-Players appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Back in the old days (think Ancient Greek or Viking times), our word was considered VERY important. We took an oath VERY seriously, and if … The post Are You Keeping Your Word? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Who decided that this sparkle symbol means “A.I.”? The sparkle symbol has been around for a long time, but it’s never had a clear, stand-out … The post Who Decides What’s Symbolic? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
During the Battle of the Bulge, the U.S. Army had an onboarding problem. According to the renowned WWII historian Stephen Ambrose, their process for recruiting … The post Why Loneliness Can Kill Us appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Even though he’s as rich and famous as a movie star, and never has to work ever again, the standup comedian and podcaster, Joe Rogan … The post The Internet is Iteration appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Nothing happens until someone feels something. In the critically acclaimed show Mad Men, Jon Hamm plays Don Draper, a creative director on 1960s Madison Avenue. … The post How Many Volts? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
“What’s in a name?” Shakespeare asks in Romeo and Juliet. Not much. He says: “That which we call a rose by any other name would … The post The Sweetest Most Important Sound appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
There is a common phenomenon among people starting their own business to overplan. People will spend months crafting the perfect integrated marketing strategy, designing the … The post Simple is Beautiful appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Remember Sweethearts, those popular heart-shaped fruit flavored candies that appear every year around Valentine’s Day, with those corny wee messages printed on the front of … The post The Power of Situationships appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Jerry Seinfeld was once interviewed by HBR’s Daniel McGinn: McGinn: You and Larry David wrote Seinfeld together, without a traditional writers’ room, and burnout … The post The Right Way is the Hard Way appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
“The artist appeals to that part of our being which is a gift, and not an acquisition, and therefore more permanently enduring.” – Joseph Conrad. … The post What’s Your Gift? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
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