Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? by Seth Godin | Published January 26th 2010 by Portfolio| 244 Pages | Goodreads
PUBLISHER’S DESCRIPTION
“… There used to be two teams in every workplace: management and labor. Now there’s a third team: the linchpins. These people figure out what to do when there’s no rule book. They delight and challenge their customers and peers. They love their work, pour their best selves into it, and turn each day into a kind of art.
Linchpins are the essential building blocks of great organizations. They may not be famous but they’re indispensable. And in today’s world, they get the best jobs and the most freedom…”
REVIEW
“An artist is someone who uses bravery, insight, creativity, and boldness to challenge the status quo. And an artist takes it personally.”
I picked up this book because I recently subscribed to Seth Godin’s blog and have found his advice on business and organizational culture insightful and useful.
This is a book he published a few years ago about the new skills that professionals need to polish in order to stay relevant and indispensable in the informational age. The book feels like it was recently published, the information is still accurate and pertinent to most of the workplace changes occurring these days.
Although some sections were repetitive, I still recommend this book if you’re interested in business and organizational topics. I also highly recommend subscribing to his blog.
When I was in the workplace, I used to read/listen to these types of books all the time. They always re-energized me. What are your favorites?
I recommend LEAN IN by Sheryl Sandberg, I don’t really have many favorites in the business section but I enjoy nonfiction. EDUCATED by Tara Westover was great. What about you?
Well, I haven’t read any in a really, REALLY long time but The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt is one that I read/listened to more than once, and I still remember bits and pieces of it. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. And then the really short but memorable ones like Who Moved My Cheese? and Our Iceberg is Melting. They were all business oriented (especially The Goal which is process oriented), and I don’t have a lot of need for that these days. Educated is high on my list of nonfiction though. Somehow, I’m going to find time to read it!
I also read WHO MOVED MY CHEESE and THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE, and found them useful, that was a looooooong time ago though, wonder how they’d be on a reread.
Well, I left my career…oh my gods…10 years ago this December! So they WOULD be really old by now. 😀 As for a reread, I have no idea. You would think if the ideas are solid, they’d still apply, but who knows. Then again, the world moves pretty quickly these days.
Thank you for replying, I appreciate your suggestions on this 🤗🤗🤗