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.”
關於作者:
Seth Godin is an entrepreneur, a sought-after lecturer, a
monthly columnist for Fast Company, and an all-around business
gadfly. He’s the bestselling author of Permission Marketing,
Unleashing the Ideavirus, The Big Red Fez,
Survival Is Not Enough, and Purple Cow.