Book description
This work offers a summary of the book "Linchpin: are you
indispensable?" by Seth Godin. It's time to rethink how you do your
job, Seth Godin believes. Instead of working to become a better cog in
the company machine, learn how to become a "linchpin" - the
vital piece of hardware which holds the wheel onto the axle.. If you
want a job where you are treated as indispensable, given massive amounts
of responsibility and freedom, expected to expend emotional labor, and
rewarded for being a human…then…it's time to stop complying with the
system and draw your own map." Godin has great authority on which
to base his theory: he founded and served as CEO of Yoyodyne, which was
acquired by Yahoo! When he became vice president of direct marketing at
Yahoo!. In Linchpin, he gives the reader guidelines on networking, how
to use emotion to elevate your work, and how to share your work
("real artists ship", as Steve Jobs famously said). Don't
surrender at the first sign of trouble: if you fail, at least you'll
fail forward. He also provides 7 abilities linchpins have, such as
providing a unique interface, and inspiring others. In today's economic
times, every employee must learn how to be a linchpin. Seth Godin's
ideas are invigorating and valuable.
