Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

"This is what the future of work (and the world) looks like. Actually, it's already happening around you." -Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos.com In bestsellers such as "Purple Cow" and "Tribes," Seth Godin taught readers how to make remarkable products and spread powerful ideas. But this book is about you-your choices, your future, and your potential to make a huge difference in whatever field you choose. 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. As Godin writes, "Every day I meet people who have so much to give but have been bullied enough or frightened enough to hold it back. It's time to stop complying with the system and draw your own map. You have brilliance in you, your contribution is essential, and the art you create is precious. Only you can do it, and you must."

'For anyone who feels trapped in a labyrinth of tradition, this book is compass, map and sledgehammer' BUSINESS DESTINATIONS, February 10 'This is what the future of work (and the world) looks like. Actually, it's already happening around you' Tony Hsieh, CEO Zappos.com 'This book is a gift' Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder, The Acumen Fund 'If Seth Godin didn't exist we'd need to invent him - that's how indispensable he is! You hold in your hands a compeeling, accessible and purpose-filled book. Read it, and do yourself a big favour. Your future will thank you!' Alan Webber, Founder, FAST COMPANY 'Thousands of authors write business books every year, but only a handful reach star status and the A-list lecture circuit. Fewer still - one, to be exact - can boast his own action figure...Godin delivers his combination of counterintuitive thinking and a great sense of fun' BUSINESSWEEK