Ambal Balakrishnan interviews Seth Godin on his new book ‘Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?’

Ambal-Balakrishnan What is a linchpin? Dictionary defines linchpin as – A locking pin inserted in the end of a shaft, as in an axle, to prevent a wheel from slipping off.

Seth Godin has titled his new book as Linchpin (referring to a person). Who are Linchpins? 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. 

These people invent, lead (regardless of title), connect others, make things happen, and create order out of chaos.

Our contributor Ambal Balakrishnan recently invited Seth Godin to discuss his new book Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? and to share his insights with the visitors of her blog. Now, Ambal shares them with us too.

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The Tipping Point and social media

Jonas Klit Nielsen from Mindjumpers This is not a post about when social media hits the Tipping Point; it’s more a bunch of some initial thoughts on a part of Malcom Gladwell´s theory and who in social media it applies to.

Said from the beginning – I would like your comments and thoughts on this – so please while reading, prepare yourself to leave those valuable thoughts.

At Mindjumpers, we have for a while now been looking into the first part of the Tipping Point theory, the part of how things go viral, not through the quantity of people, but through the quality.

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