• Linchpin

  • Are You Indispensable?
  • By: Seth Godin
  • Narrated by: Seth Godin
  • Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (4,879 ratings)

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Linchpin

By: Seth Godin
Narrated by: Seth Godin
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There used to be two teams in every workplace: management and labor. 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. They 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. Like the small piece of hardware that keeps a wheel from falling off its axle, they may not be famous but they’re 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 with someone others couldn’t reach? Even once? Then you have what it takes to become indispensable, by overcoming the resistance that holds people back.

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.”

©2010 Seth Godin (P)2010 Random House

Critic reviews

"It's easy to see why people pay to hear what he has to say." (Time)

"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)

"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 favor. Your future will thank you!" (Alan Webber, Founder, Fast Company)

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Outstanding and evergreen

Outstanding and evergreen overview of what it takes to stand out in today’s world. Must buy book.

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it is a good book

i wish there was more explanation of how to become an indispensable.. he is describing the linchpins but i could not really get what i can do to be one..

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Can't wait to listen to it again!

Great book, easy to understand and relate to. Plenty of real life examples for any industry professional. I am going to get the hard copy to take notes in. Made for great car rides to and from work to stay motivated.

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I think this book has changed my life

Seth has given me a perspective that I absolutely needed to hear at this point in my life. Well done.

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Great information so far.

Great book, great information that will transform the way you look at your place in the marketplace, if you choose to.

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Life Changing Book

I will read this multiple times in the next few months. Seth Godin at his absolute best. Absolute must read.

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Great Book

A friend of mine turned me onto Seth Godin. Started with this book. Very good listen. I think he deals with the "resistance" and "fear" keeping you from accomplishing your dreams and really diving into your talents in a unique, pragmatic way. It's not overly motivational, but very smart and practical. I think it's a book any entrepreneur or artist could benefit from. Thanks Seth. Downloading your other books now :)

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Great great great book

Unmissable. Period. Very good piece of work. Dense of valuable ideas, concepts and stories. Well read as well

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Great book

Really makes you think about what you're doing with your time at work and in life.

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Insightful

A lot of food for thought. Worth listening to multiple times.
This is a must read .

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