Linchpin

In this summary you will learn

• How to break the cycle of mediocrity
• What a “linchpin” is
• How you can become an indispensable employee at your firm

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Why you should read Linchpin

Warning: If you absorb all business blogger Seth Godin’s advice, you could end up overworked and underappreciated. Godin’s antidote to mediocrity and conformity is so effective and convincing that it may have the unintended consequence of making you the go-to person for your whole organization. Godin stipulates that everyone faces a choice: An individual can choose to live day after day, year after year, languidly going through the motions, doing work that is devoid of excitement and imagination. Or, he or she can choose a path that promotes uniqueness and ingenuity by becoming a “linchpin,” an invaluable, indispensable employee, the center of all a company’s activities. Godin declares that if you believe in yourself and your potential for greatness, kindle the creative spark within, embrace risk and seek the good in others, you can become an influential linchpin. Although Godin writes in his signature rambling style, which some readers may find distracting, getAbstract applauds this unique, absorbing business book, whose reach extends far beyond the conference room. The author has done his part; your path is up to you. Proceed with caution – even being a linchpin has its hazards.

About the Author

Seth Godin is the author of Tribes, Purple Cow and All Marketers Are Liars. The CEO of the Squidoo publishing platform, he is one of the world’s most-read business bloggers.