Linchpin : Are You Indispensable?
An actionable summary of Seth Godin’s bestseller.
Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? is Seth Godin’s attempt to describe a new way of working for all of us. Showing up at our job is not enough anymore. The ones who conform, follow instructions and give an honest day’s work for a day’s pay are just going to become invisible cogs of a giant machine. These cogs are easily replaceable and insignificant in the management’s eyes. This book presents an elegant and seductive solution: become a linchpin i.e. someone indispensable.
The Big Idea
The Linchpin is an individual who can walk into chaos and create order, someone who can invent, connect, create and make things happen.
You are a genius. (line 1, pg. 1)
Same Game, Different Rules
The law of mechanical turk that was celebrated during the industrial revolution created huge amount of cost efficiency — where any part of the ‘factory’ is truly interchangeable including the people. The old economy awarded employees who showed up, followed instructions, stayed loyal and…
