A book about you your choices, your future, and your potential to make a huge difference in the world. Seth godin one of my goals in life is to continue to learn new things and discovering new business ideas, and what better way to do that than by reading great books from great minds. This is easily seth godin s most important and insightful book since purple cow. And in todays world, they get the best jobs and the most freedom. Seth godin s linchpin animated book summary duration. Like the small piece of hardware that keeps a wheel from falling off its axle, they may not be famous, but theyre indispensable. Seth godin is a marketing innovator with an eye for the unique ways technology improves our ability to tailor needs, wants, and preferences. For years there has been only two teams in the workforce.
The easiest way to get a contribution, advice or feedback is to present something thats 90% done. Nov 28, 2012 by seth godin here are the chapters that make up the book and a brief summary of their content. How to drive your career and create a remarkable future digital original by godin, seth isbn. Someone can always do your job a little better or faster or cheaper than you can. Book summary by soundview executive book summaries. A linchpin is a little piece of a vehicle or device that you cant live without. The goal is to inspire people to no longer follow the norm, but instead create their own paths. How to drive your career and create a remarkable future kindle edition by godin, seth. Its message is that no matter if youre a pizza cook, a shaman or a 30year member of the board, its time to make somethingsomething that mattershappen.
By the way, if you dont know these guys, do yourself a favor and buy a book or two this holiday season. If i could name only one linchpin, which the books describes, i would use marissa mayer also used as an example in the book. The bestselling author of tribes and the dip returns with his most powerful book yet who is seth godin. Aug 12, 20 eight characteristics of a linchpin seth godin has recently become one of my favorite writers. Most marketers, and many recruiters for that matter, know the name seth godin. Seth godin is the author of more than a dozen bestsellers that have changed the way people think about marketing, leadership, and change, including permission marketing, purple cow, all marketers are liars, small is the new big, the dip, tribes, linchpin, and poke the box. Its easy to see why people pay to hear what he has to say. Marketing guru seth godin is launching a job board, kinda.
Five lessons from seth godins book linchpin bassam zahid. Why seth godins new book linchpin is brilliant and. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this worldcat. He writes the most popular marketing blog in the world and speaks to audiences around the world. Godin delivers his combination of counterintuitive thinking and a great sense of fun. Linchpin presents a strategy for becoming a linchpin, an indispensable member of an organization. See all 15 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Hes an entrepreneur, the founder of several successful businesses, and a popular ted speaker. With a very busy schedule it was getting harder and harder for me to keep up with my reading so i started listening to audiobooks instead. Drive by dan pink switch by chip and dan heath linchpin by seth godin rafi. That very characteristicusing a combination of attributes to become indispensable at what you dois a. Were o en impressed by those who appear to be fearless. Jacqueline novogratz, founder, the acumen fund if seth godin didnt exist wed need to invent himthats how indispensable he is. Linchpin by seth godin ignites the entrepreneurial spirit and can help you set the foundations for your own thing.
How to be a linchpin seth godin on impact theory youtube. More than being the bestselling author of books like linchpin and tribes, or the disruptive founder of squidoo and yoyodyne, seth godin is a teacher of how to live a life beyond the status quo. Yes, the school system was modeled after factories. This post contains my rough notes for seth godins book linchpin. Its about you your choices, your future, and your potential to make a huge difference in whatever field you choose. Get a kickstart with seth godin if you like seth godin, then youll love his book. As soon as i started reading i couldnt stop thinking seth made a major shift in the genre. First impressions of linchpin by seth godin reading. Emotional intelligence is essential today because no one can see the value in the products or results you create if you are not in tune with the people around you or are. His books have been translated into more than twentyfive languages and include permission marketing, purple cow, and meatball sundae. Seth godin is one of my heroes and my work is hugely influenced by his work.
And to make it happen with clarity, with humility and with a generous heart. The reason it seems that price is all your customers care about is that you havent given them anything else to care about. Linchpin quotes by seth godin goodreads share book. While they may have a few employees, theyre doing a job without a boss, but not running a business. The book in brief is a manifesto calling for you for everyone to reevaluate who you are in relation to your career and what you do for a living. The job is what you do when you are told what to do. His objective with writing this book is to change the way people look at their work.
Lessons if a genius is someone with exceptional abilities and the insight to find the not so obvious solution to a problem, you dont need to win a nobel prize to be one. Seth godin describes a linchpin as somebody in an organization who is indispensable who simply cannot be replaced because their role is just far. Review the key ideas in the book linchpin by seth godin in a condensed soundview executive book summary. In addition to launching one of the most popular blogs in the world, he has written 19 bestselling books, including the dip, linchpin, purple cow, tribes, and what to do when its your turn and its always your turn. Buy seth godin ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Seth godin draws on his experiences in business and life to convince the reader to be a linchpin rather than a cog in the machine of work. Hes right up there with iconic marketers like gary vaynerchuk, tim ferriss, guy kawasaki, and others. Seth godin is the author of 18 international bestsellers that have changed the way people think about work and have been translated into 38 languages among them unleashing the ideavirus, permission marketing, purple cow, tribes, the dip, linchpin, poke the box, and all marketers are liars. Few authors have had the kind of lasting impact and global reach that seth godin has had. Timely new book from us bestselling author, seth godin whose previous books include purple cow, the dip and tribes.
The book has little to do with marketing and lots to do with personal development. As legendary start up lore would have it, richard branson. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Here are 7 characteristics of truly irreplaceable and above average workers from seth godins linchpin. Secret formulas to improve online results by bryan eisenberg and jeffrey eisenberg. Linchpins are the essential building blocks of great organizations. In a series of nowclassic books that have been translated into 36 languages and reached millions of readers around the world, he has taught generations of readers how to. The new world of work outsourcing and automation make most information workers replaceable cogs in a vast machine, just like factory workers in the industrial age. You hold in your hands a compelling, accessible, and purposefilled book. Which is great, but not what you expect from seth godin. This weeks resource recommendation linchpin are you indispensable. Linchpin is seth godins challenge to do your lifes best work. Michael stelzner interviews seth godin on linchpin, his latest book, how he. Heres a stepbystep way to get your organization to do something remarkable.
Godin is an american author and former dot com business executive. All you need is a strategy for finding great ideas and convincing others to help you make them happen. How seth godin leveraged new media to create a book firestorm. The other eight hours a day are spent going to lunch and walking.
He creates useful and enlightening written content. An international bestselling author, godin focuses a lot of his writing about marketing. This book audiobook helped me make it through the most difficult year of my professional life. Apr 18, 2018 seth godin was born on july 10, 1960, in mount vernon, new york, which would make him about a century and four years older than nikola tesla yes, thats our fancy way of saying that those two share a birthday. The end result of this is that it was the biggest launch of any book ive ever. If seth godin didnt exist wed need to invent himthats how indispensable he is. The end results are legions of frustrated workers, wasted geniuses 352. Mar, 2018 more than being the bestselling author of books like linchpin and tribes, or the disruptive founder of squidoo and yoyodyne, seth godin is a teacher of how to live a life beyond the status quo. In order to become a linchpin, he states that you must give yourself an a by announcing in advance that you are going to do great and embracing your effort and visualizing the outcome. Linchpin by seth godin summary of the book facebook. As seth defines a linchpin on the insider cover of the book. Seth godin ask seth godin how we can be indispensable at work. You hold in your hands a compeeling, accessible and purposefilled book. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading linchpin.
Call to action presents an overview of conversion rate marketing as developed and practiced by bryan and jeffrey eisenberg, founders of future now inc. If you are feeling frustrated by life, then i recommend this book as it might be the thing that helps you get back on track, get a grip of yourself and fight to. Godin defines linchpin as a human being who is doing original, brave work. How to drive your career and create a remarkable future. He covers business, marketing, personal growth, and career success with a single brush stroke. This lifechanging manifesto shows how you have the potential to make a huge difference wherever you are. The linchpin tundra wolves book 3 by maggie walsh, ann attwood, et al. If you dont know seth, then either the idea virus or linchpin are great reads to get to know him. By the way, if you dont know these guys, do yourself a favor and buy a book or two this holiday. In a series of nowclassic books that have been translated into 36 languages and reached millions of readers around the world, he has taught generations of readers how to make remarkable pro.
The authors walk you through the five phases of website. Millions of people have read his work, among them unleashing the ideavirus, linchpin, permission marketing and we are all weirdjust a few of 18 yes, 18. Seth godin, author of linchpin and one of the most popular. How to drive your career and create a remarkable future by seth godin from boffins books in perth, australia. He is the most influential business blogger in the world he has almost 300,000 twitter followers. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In books such as purple cow and tribes, seth godin taught readers how to make remarkable products and spread powerful ideas. It was an honor to see my photo in the inside cover i thought i will finish reading this book on the same day that i got my hands on it. They want freedom, flexibility, more opportunities, all things the standard 9 to 5 job doesnt offer. May 14, 2010 being indispensable is the main idea behind seth godins latest book linchpin. The most compelling and convincing read on standing out, being special, and giving ones true art to the world. Eight characteristics of a linchpin coaching xcellence. Becoming a linchpin godin defines a linchpin as someone for whom the organization would not be the same without.
Jan 15, 2010 first impressions of linchpin by seth godin posted on january 15, 2010 by whitney 5 comments i was one of the lucky early few that signed up by making a donation to the acumen fund, to get an advanced copy of linchpin by seth godin. I discovered that being a linchpin is quite a long way but be a one is by. In a series of nowclassic books that have been translated into 36 languages. Seth godin tribes, linchpin, dip 3 books collection set. The point is, you are unique and capable of so much more than you have been sold to believe.
You have been brainwashed by school and by the system into believing that your job is to. In his new book, seth godin shows how you can make your customers feel that way again. Seth godin is constantly dreaming of new possibilities to disseminate ideas and do business right. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Join facebook to connect with seth godin and others you may know. Our summary of seth godin s latest book shows you how to become a linchpin in your organization. All men must read this on the surface, seth godin s great book linchpin. As a result of these priceless gifts, expect that the linchpins on your staff wont. Godin is a marketer, but in the broadest sense of the word. Seth godin always is a wealth of information, but this book really resonates. Depth of knowledge is rarely sufficient, all by itself, to turn someone into a linchpin.
Nov 29, 2011 seth godin describes a linchpin as somebody in an organization who is indispensable who simply cannot be replaced because their role is just far too unique and valuable. Like the small piece of hardware that keeps a wheel from falling of its axle, they may not be famous but theyre indispensable. Jul 07, 2010 i recently read seth godin s newest book, linchpin, and not only loved the book but also found that it so shockingly well described my office. He is fascinated by this era of postindustrial revolution and writes extensively about changes in the world of business and how ideas spread. The hard work of making art, producing generosity, and exposing creativity. That is the point that author seth godin is trying to get across in his book linchpin. This post contains my rough notes for seth godin s book linchpin. The linchpin is someone who can walk into chaos and create order, someone who can invent, connect, create, and make things happen. Better than any selfhelp book ive read in a very long time. This book is about love and art and change and fear.
His books, blog posts, magazine articles, and speeches have inspired countless entrepreneurs, marketing people, innovators, and managers around the world. The job might be difficult, it might require skill, but its a job. The guy is a pied piper of permission marketing, preaching optin marketing and denouncing spam since the 90s. Lessons learned from seth godin april 27, 2010 todd lohenry leave a comment go to comments in the bootstrappers bible, seth teaches us that a freelancer sells their talents. To make things worst, i got the feeling of a bad version of the 4 hour workweek, mainly for the lack of. Feb 04, 2010 in his most powerful book yet, seth godin argues that its more essential than ever to become indispensable to become a linchpin. Many have been about marketing related topics, more recently he has written on personal and professional development. A linchpin creates opportunity and vision without a. Its about overcoming a multigenerational conspiracy designed to. Godin makes the argument that the modern industrial workforce has reached its peak and people are no longer valuable by just their ability to just do their jobs or fill a spot on the team.
By seth godin here are the chapters that make up the book and a brief summary of their content. This book extends some of his previous work in some ways, yet i find it hard. Seth godin has recently shipped linchpin and has created a. Linchpin is the 3rd book by seth godin that ive read previously poke the box and purple cow. As a result of these priceless gifts, expect that the linchpins on your staff wont abuse their power. The job is showing up at the factory, following instructions, meeting spec, and being managed. A few weeks ago, i came across the perfect book to inspire new behavior.
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