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so… who are you voting for?
To paraphrase Mark Twain, the fact that somebody wants to hold office should immediately disqualify them from being able to run for office. To put …
quality isn’t job one
“Quality is Job One” is a slogan used by Ford Motor Company back in the 1980s, once they decided that perhaps making rust buckets …
embracing work-life balance
This article from Harvard Business Review, “Managing The High Intensity Workplace” is sparking a lot of conversation internally here at Gapingvoid: The article talks about how …
it’s all about karma, baby
Will that random kid you were unkind to in the playground, back when you were seven, somehow affect the future, decades later? Will the time you …
if it’s not worth fighting for, it doesn’t exist
So what is worth fighting for? Let’s narrow it a bit: which are the parts of your job are worth fighting for? If you don’t know, you’re …
human potential defines us
Here’s the thing. You can have all the major advantages of Western Civilizations (money, democracy, status, jobs, friends, family, education, modern medicine etc.) handed to …
creativity requires a network
The “Myth of the lone genius” is an appealing and enduring idea for us creative types. Why is it so attractive to us? First, because …
life before the internet
Remember how back in the day, there was no iPhone, there was no Google, and decent, hardcore, actionable information was almost impossible to find, without …
find your secret sauce
Your “secret sauce” is that one thing, often that one seemingly minor thing, that makes all the difference to your business. The fact that you …
it ain’t fancy, but it works
They like putting eagles into motivational posters, for the same reason they like putting children in car ads. It ain’t fancy, but it works. In the old …
the talent war
The right piece of art can inspire. The right piece of art can actually change your how you’re feeling, or your mood. It’s not about that …
collaboration, trusts, results
You don’t get results without collaboration, and you don’t you don’t get collaboration without trust. Reminds us of this this very toxic work environment, let’s …
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