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."

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
It's easy to see why people pay to hear what he has to say
This book is a gift
If Seth Godin didn't exist we'd need to invent him-that's how indispensable he is! You hold in your hands a compelling, accessible, and purpose-filled book. Read it, and do yourself a big favour. Your future will thank you!
This is what the future of work (and the world) looks like. Actually, it's already happening around you
For anyone who feels trapped in a labyrinth of tradition, this book is compass, map and sledgehammer
This book is a gift
This powerful book is all 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 labour. Now there's a third team: the linchpins. These people invent, lead (regardless of title), connect others, make things happen and create order out of chaos. Linchpins are the essential building blocks of great organisations - they are indispensable. And in today's world, they get the best jobs and the most freedom.

Have you ever found a shortcut that others missed? Seen a new way to resolve a conflict? Made a connection others couldn't reach? Even once? Then you have what it takes to become a linchpin. It's time to stop complying with the system and draw your own map. Only you can do it - and you must.


'If Seth Godin didn't exist we'd need to invent him-that's how indispensable he is! You hold in your hands a compelling, accessible, and purpose-filled book. Read it, and do yourself a big favour. Your future will thank you!' - Alan Webber, Founder, Fast Company

'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