Gapingvoid Culture Design Group

We deliver a real, human, emotional, immersive connection to work, by designing a more meaningful culture.

[Gapingvoid Culture Design Group @gapingvoid]

@raehanbobby Agree wholeheartedly!

[Gapingvoid Culture Design Group @gapingvoid]

We'd push back on that, @raehanbobby. Culture is designed from the top, but brought to life from the bottom. Leaders set the vision but employees are the ones who turn it into reality. Culture is a top-down responsibility that requires bottom-up participation.

[Bobby Umar | Keynote Speaker 🇨🇦 @raehanbobby]

You don't install culture from the top.

It moves from the ground up or it doesn't move at all, and that's true of a company, a team, even a family.

The best cultures also embrace failure instead of punishing it, because that's where real growth comes from.

[Gapingvoid Culture Design Group @gapingvoid]

Most people think culture is something that just… happens. But as fabulous folks over at @EpochOpinion point out, culture is a direct reflection of its leader. Cultures often suck because leaders don’t understand that behavior spreads through observation and copying.

Want to run a better company? Pay attention to how you’re interacting with the people around you and the behaviors they are copying from you.

@JanJekielek, @JoePolish, @DrBenjaminHardy, we’d love your take on this: How much of organizational dysfunction is really just a leader's unresolved personal dysfunction playing out at scale?

[The Epoch Times - Opinion @EpochOpinion]

Your Corporate Culture Is Broken. If You Want Answers, Look in the Mirror.

"Corporate America has a culture problem. It isn’t a lack of mission statements, employee surveys, diversity programs, or HR initiatives."

Read more:
https://t.co/mbd8Nolwj8

[Gapingvoid Culture Design Group @gapingvoid]

@dgrobinson’s recent departure from @OpenAI and his article in @TheAtlantic made us understand that when the stakes are existential, building the plane as we fly it stops being a viable strategy. Some things are too important to be someone’s learning experience. https://t.co/FZrI10QnzC

[Gapingvoid Culture Design Group @gapingvoid]

Um, this is terrifying. And we write when we’re frightened: https://t.co/KhUz8EY4Dh

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

.@dgrobinson, who worked on OpenAI’s safety team, resigned from the company this week. “I believe we need to look deeper than specific rules or new laws. We need to talk about culture,” he writes: https://t.co/Ne3j5qSpgq

[Andy Walker - SMB Marketing @andywalkerhq]

In the long run, company culture is what makes or breaks your business.

[Gapingvoid Culture Design Group @gapingvoid]

For example, we have a brilliant team member who loves improv comedy. He studied it for years. While our work isn't in the comedy sphere, we invite him to emcee our events so he gets to infuse improv into our client experiences. This allows him to tap back into a passion he loves, while also making our events much more playful. Win win!

[Gapingvoid Culture Design Group @gapingvoid]

If you're a leader lucky enough to have people who believe deeply in what they're doing, your job isn't to squeeze every last drop out of that belief. It's to build an organization worthy of it. https://t.co/ovSpDzoRPZ

[Gapingvoid Culture Design Group @gapingvoid]

@apexlearn_org It is indeed a luxury to love your work - not enough people have that privilege. And while it's on each individual to find their passion, it's on leaders to provide opportunities for those individuals to explore that passion within their work.

[Gapingvoid Culture Design Group @gapingvoid]

@geriwithetc The smartest people in the world are the ones who know how to say, "whoops."

[Gapingvoid Culture Design Group @gapingvoid]

Arab philosopher and historian Ibn Khaldun has a pro tip for any business owners out there: Don’t let success make your team soft. https://t.co/CluDzAwGki

[Gapingvoid Culture Design Group @gapingvoid]

@apexlearn_org You think humans only seek status when they're avoiding fear? Does that mean everyone who wants a promotion is doing so because they are afraid of stagnation, not because they are excited about growth? Not sure we agree.

[Gapingvoid Culture Design Group @gapingvoid]

Authority and influence are two very different status games.

Authority comes from rank. People listen to you because you have a fancy title. Influence comes from admiration. People listen to you because you’ve earned their attention, not because they are obligated to give it to you.

That’s a far more powerful position to be in. Bosses tell you what to do. Role models make you WANT to do it. And change only lasts if people are motivated to do it, not mandated.

[Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson]

Humans are status seeking monkeys. We can't help ourselves. We are wired neurologically, biochemically and culturally to sacrifice whatever necessary to achieve relative rank. This is why societal role models are so important: they create the status games society plays.

[Gapingvoid Culture Design Group @gapingvoid]

Without the meaning chain, there is no kill chain. More on what we mean here: https://t.co/mFhGttjxtp

[Gapingvoid Culture Design Group @gapingvoid]

@AcombAndrew @staysaasy Interesting to think that someone can be apathetic about the leader but obsessed with the work. Wonder how many folks are stuck in that scenario. Or vice versa. Seems rare to find folks who are obsessed with both.

[Gapingvoid Culture Design Group @gapingvoid]

@_sun_yi One of our favorite Gapingvoidisms is "design for devotion." You can provide all the professional development training under the sun but it won't beat a culture where every person in it is devoted to the mission. That dedication is unbeatable.

[Gapingvoid Culture Design Group @gapingvoid]

Not 100% true. It's entirely possible to take notes during a workshop on captivating communicators and then immediately have a smidge more charisma in your next meeting. Happens all the time. The challenge is that most people think one workshop is enough. Most accept the fact that we need to exercise every day to build muscle, but they seem to forget the mind requires just as much continuous training.

[Gapingvoid Culture Design Group @gapingvoid]

When your labor belongs to someone else, it can start to feel like your life does too. One of the best remedies to this ache comes from @RitzCarlton: https://t.co/xYHtR1rLzh

[Gapingvoid Culture Design Group @gapingvoid]

Today’s blog connects the dots between @priyaparker’s two books, The Art of Gathering and The Art of Fighting. In our view, the art of fighting IS the art of gathering. More here: https://t.co/V9SE1tLUJw