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the higher we move up
“No man is invincible, therefore no man can fully understand that which would make him invincible.” –Miyamoto Musashi Musashi was Japan’s greatest swordsman. He knew a …

Welcome to the weekly gapingvoid healthUX
It’s something that a lot of people don’t like talking about (mainly because it embarrasses the grownups), but it’s true. Caring is an act of …

HR is nothing
Hiring, firing, pay, benefits, ethics etc. All that dry, day to day stuff you don’t read about in the history books. Though we at gapingvoid contend …

let's measure something
Now that big data is suddenly the new savior of the world in business circles everywhere, a caveat: It can be a crutch, just like anything else. …

work hard, play joyfully
When I was a kid, the older dudes liked to tell me, “Work hard, play hard” as a piece of wisdom to live by. …

a movement
“Don’t sell more stuff, sell a movement” is a new marketing mantra that has gotten a lot more prevalent in the last few years. …

i can't tell you what to do
This is really about leadership. Leaders understand, often innately, what it takes to inspire action. ‘Inspired action‘ is a much different animal than ‘top …

until we know it does
This is a riff on a constant theme of mine, “Nothing happens until somebody feels something.” In other words, it’s amazing that for something …

hello, we're going to change the world
I drew this as an office piece in mind… something to scream out to people as they walk through the door. I know there’s a …

new beginnings
My father once told me that, as a kid growing up the 1940s Scottish Highlands, they didn’t really celebrate Christmas. New Year’s was the …

never give up
St Paul famously wrote, “Without Love, I am nothing.” That is hard to argue with. Anyone who has children knows exactly what Paul was …

mission statement
When you wake up in the morning and think about what you’re going to fight like hell for, it’s probably not going to sound …
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