You probably keep reading and hearing about innovation within the workplace and that innovators are people who try and act as Linchpins to change things for the better. But how can you innovate or be a Linchpin when it could mean getting dinged on your review for not being a team player or having...
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Seth Godin is one of my favorite business authors because he makes sense and thinks out of the box. Seth’s last book, called Linchpin, is an excellent read but after rereading it I started to wonder why there are so few people who embrace his Linchpin philosophy ?
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The more I read the biography on Steve Jobs the more I am coming to realize that he was damn lucky to be at the right place at the right time with the right ideas. I have no doubt that is Steve Jobs were managed by 90% of today’s managers he would have...
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If you’re in marketing and like me you probably spend a lot of time at night and on weekends trying to keep up with new trends in marketing and marketing online. I find that on the weekend I probably spend at least 5 hours a day reading business magazines, BLOG’s or business books to...
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Seth Godin, in his newest book Linchpin, makes a point of saying that to be a Linchpin and make a difference within an organization you have to be willing to “give up being loved”. But how can you afford to give up being loved when you work in a company that is a...
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The most common complaint that employees have about their workplace is stress. Today a lot of employers are using fear to keep employees “in line” even though this strategy often stifles innovation. However, if you are willing to take calculated risks and be a Linchpin eventually you’re going to make a mistake. Here are...
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I love reading the Harvard Business Review to get new ideas but sometimes some I wonder if any of their writers truly have a sense of what it’s like to work in corporate America. This month’s issue is “How to get more done” and has some great tips but as a starting point I...
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Mismanagement is alive and well in corporate America
Meetings are supposed to be a time of creative problem-solving (is that a joke?)
Never confuse a business associate for a friend
How much did they pay you to give up your dream ?
What causes people to really love their work ?
