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 ? Continue reading…
How to be a Linchpin in a matrix organization
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 matrix organization and your performance review is based on feedback from others inside and outside your team ? Continue reading…
So you want “this job” ?
The economy is starting to pick up and what I am hearing and seeing is that some companies are indeed hiring again. While this is good news for most of the people who are out of work and looking the rules on how to “get the job” have changed pretty dramatically. Continue reading…