Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin
“Expertise gives you enough insight to reinvent what everyone else assumes is the truth.”
Tag: Linchpin
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This is when employees challenge the status quo
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin
“When people realize that they are not a cog in a machine, an easily replaceable commodity, they take the challenge and grow”
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This is how a LINCHPIN views a marketplace
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin
“You can see your marketplace as being limited, a zero sum game, a place in order for one win person to win, another must lose. Or you can see it as unlimited.”
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This is why a LINCHPIN carefully chooses a profession
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin
“If you want a job where it is okay to follow the rules, don’t be surprised if you get a job where following the rules is all you get to do”
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This is the ONLY way to be indispensable
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin
“You become indispensable merely because you are different, but the only way to be indispensable is to be different. That’s because if you’re the same, so are plenty of other people“
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This is why LINCHPINs stand out
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin
“Now the only way to stand out is to create something worth talking about, to treat people with respect and to have them spread the word”
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Main drawback of the factory model
Adopted from the following insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin
“The goal was to leverage and defend the system, not the people”
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This is why a LINCHPIN is every boss’s delight
Adopted from the following great quote of Seth Godin on Linchpin
“What the boss really wants is an artist, someone who changes everything, someone who makes dreams come true. What the boss really wants is someone who can see the reality of today and describe a better tomorrow. What the boss really wants is a linchpin.”
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Three key qualities of a LINCHPIN
Adopted from the following great insight of Seth Godin from his book Linchpin
“The linchpin sees the world differently. Exceptional insight, productivity, and generosity make markets bigger and more efficient.”
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Being a LINCHPIN is a matter of MINDSET
Adopted from the following great saying of Seth Godin from his book Linchpin
“The linchpins among us are not the ones born with a magical talent. No, they are people who have decided that a new kind of work is important, and trained themselves to do it.”