Voter registration ends today in most states. That means the beloved American tradition of the “I voted” sticker is right around the corner. This simple … The post How to Get Ideas to Spread appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
One of the smartest people we know is the Political Economy professor from Brown University, Mark Blyth. Before NN Taleb was a thing, he gave … The post Myth Busting with Mark Blyth appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Henry Ford famously said, “whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right.” Ford had many faults, but he certainly hit the … The post Whether you think you can, or you can’t, you’re right appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
We came across a great Twitter thread recently that shared anthropologist Margaret Mead’s take on the first signs of civilization. She shared that it’s not what you might … The post What Hurricanes Teach Us about Humanity appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
The advertising industry lost a real titan recently. Dan Wieden, the co-founder of Wieden And Kennedy, passed away at the age of 77. W+K is … The post Putting Culture First: Just Do It appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
James O’Brien is a well-known radio journalist and author in the UK who also has a podcast, named “Full Disclosure.” Back in August, he talked … The post Cleese on Creativity appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
This image and article were inspired by Episode 606 of the Tim Ferriss Podcast, with Balaji S. Srinivasan. Humans need to belong. We need to belong to other humans, … The post Who Do You Belong To? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
This email is inspired by Episode #141 of The Knowledge Project podcast, featuring serial entrepreneur and incisive business thinker Kunal Shah. Pick your poison. That’s the choice life … The post Slashing Rules That Don’t Matter appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Today’s post was written by our old friend, the author Ryan Holiday. Ryan has gotten famous as a popularizer of Stoicism, the Greco-Roman philosophy, and his blog, The … The post Courage Is Calling by Ryan Holiday appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
These images were inspired by Episode 444 of the How I Built This Podcast, interviewing Sarah Kauss, founder of S’well water bottles. How I Built … The post Sarah Kauss on How I Built This: It’s More Than Just a Water Bottle appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
These images were inspired by Episode 444 of the How I Built This Podcast, interviewing Sarah Kaus, founder of S’well water bottles. How I Bult … The post Sarah Kaus on How I Built This: It’s More Than Just a Water Bottle appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
There isn’t much in this hyper-connected hyper-woke modern age that still makes people gasp like a jury after a big revelation in a Southern courtroom … The post Dancing up a storm…in a tea cup appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
This image was inspired by a thought from an interview with IDEO’S Founder and Former CEO, David Kelley, on the How I Built This Podcast on … The post We know you’re winging it appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
These images were inspired by Episode 141 of the Knowledge Project podcast (TKP), interviewing serial entrepreneur and incisive business thinker, Kunal Shah. The Knowledge Project … The post Core Human Motivations: Thoughts Inspired by Kunal Shah appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Millennials and Gen Z’ers are (deliberately?) disengaging from their jobs. It’s called “Quiet Quitting.” A 30-year-old teacher who Quiet Quit said “You don’t even have to just … The post What you need to know about ‘quiet quitting’. appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Without a North Star, all action is equal, and anything goes. But none of us believe that. And we certainly don’t act like it. Because … The post You Can’t Go Far Without A North Star appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
HRH Queen Elizabeth died yesterday, at age 96, after being on the throne for 70 years. That’s six years longer than Queen Victoria. The issue isn’t whether or … The post How to be a great leader: Eight Lessons from Queen Elizabeth appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
The insight from the semiotic above is from NASA Associate Administrator Thomas Zurbuchen, who was interviewed in 2020 on The Knowledge Project Podcast. It was under Zurbuchen’s direction that … The post Houston…we have a problem appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
When we think of Labor day, most of us think about fun stuff like tailgate parties and barbecues. We take it for granted now, but … The post Your #1 Employee Perk appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
This email is inspired by Episode #141 of The Knowledge Project podcast, featuring serial entrepreneur and incisive business thinker Kunal Shah. Our brains are designed to ignore … The post Why Nobody Understands You appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
This image was inspired by something Marc Andreessen, the legendary VC said in a recent podcast (The Knowledge Project #129), namely that when an organization gets to … The post Massive Transformation Is Indirect appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
We all know competent leadership means more than tasking ‘to do’s’. Tasking, of course, isn’t leading, and it may not even be managing, but for … The post Are You Leading? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Recently, Nike had almost all employees take an entire week off. No negotiating. Balsamiq, a European software firm, mandated 18 days of vacation. No negotiating. PwC did … The post I Hereby Order You To Take PTO appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
The Soviets weren’t the best managers, to put it mildly. They were famously god awful at it. Here’s an example of a Soviet-era error: A … The post It’s the Economy, Stupid appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Let us tell you a story about tens of millions of people and tens of billions of dollars. It’s a short story. It’s a true … The post It’s Why They’re Called Sheep appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Everyone who comes in contact with a strong culture feels it. Customers develop unique relationships with these companies. So do employees. As a result, a strong … The post 8 Strengths of Transformational Cultures appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
What if someone told you that your plans are doomed to fail? That the act of planning itself is presumptuous? That there is too … The post Man Plans, God Laughs…or Does She? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Fearing failure leads to failure. Why? Because fearing failure leads to not trying new things, not innovating, and not taking risks. And not trying is often the … The post Understanding The Paradox of Success appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
“Nothing happens until someone feels something.” This is a core pillar of our work. It’s one of our “big” ideas. Logic, reason, and evidence inform … The post The Secret Key to Greatness appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
What are some of the closest teams on the planet, with some of the strongest cultures? The team of firefighters rushing into a burning building. … The post Why great leaders are scarce and cherished appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
We all know what a virtuoso is, we all know about virtuosity. Artists whose chops are off the scale. Violinists, dancers, painters…chefs, even. But have … The post Getting Turned On Requires More Than You Think appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Star Wars is a story as old as time. Team Darth Vader or Team Luke Skywalker? Do you side with the Empire, even though your soul will probably be … The post The ONE Choice All Fulfilled People Make appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Discover the heaviest burden you can bear, then bear it. This idea was recently popularized by Jordan Peterson. This is heroism. And if you catch yourself … The post Follow the Yellowbri…Road to Greatness appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Before the written word, humankind used a different tool to spread useful information quickly and memorably through populations and generations. The tool? Storytelling. The more … The post Why Every Business Needs Powerful Storytelling appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Everyone talks about “Digital Transformation” (DT), but few people talk about what it actually means. Because it has the word “Digital” in it, one automatically … The post Digital Transformation isn’t what you think… appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Our long-time friend and collaborator, Dr. Benjamin Hardy, has a new book out called: Be Your Future Self Now. The book proposes a new model … The post How $.99 can transform your life! appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Two stories hit the doom scrolls at roughly the same time this month. First, Bloomberg Media asked if the era of remote work is coming … The post What does the future of work look like? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
There’s a cornerstone of Western thought, calledThe Golden Rule. Basically, it says (as it says in the Bible), “Do unto others as you would want … The post The first rule of management is gold appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Factoid: In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson famously wrote about “Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”. Notice how he didn’t say, “the pursuit of pleasure”. … The post The Quest for Our Highest Self appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
We love this quote from Viktor Frankl. Culture is at its core, about creating meaning. Designing purpose. it is about finding that which unites us all. … The post How Meaning Transforms Work appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
The big leadership story of recent times is from President Zelensky from Ukraine. When offered safe passage by the Americans out of Kyiv when the Russians … The post The recipe for fearless leadership appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
From Strength To Strength, by Arthur C. Brooks. “Decline is inevitable”. Brooks has written a really interesting book about how to manage the career … The post Every Window Is An Opportunity appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
The big story this week is, of course, Elon Musk buying Twitter for $44 billion. The two big questions the media seem to be asking are: … The post Elon: The King of Influence appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
With all the disruption and chaos the last two COVID years have brought, this image rings even more true now than it did back in … The post How To Be Extraordinary appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Some people wake us up. They bring us a new idea or a new way to do things. They challenge us to think differently, … The post How To Be A Visionary appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
The one thing that keeps us moving. We all know what it is. Without it we are nothing. With it, we can do anything. But … The post Without This We Are Nothing appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
We, as humans, like to categorize. It makes the world easier to digest. We fit the people around us into labels: users, coworkers, competitors. … The post Compassion Wins appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Most people here will know all about Joseph Cambell’s archetypal “Hero’s Journey”. While everybody else remains in the village, sipping cocktails, the Hero heads out … The post The Outsiders appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading