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Linchpin : are you indispensable?

Author: Seth Godin
Publisher: New York : Portfolio, 2010.
Edition/Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:
The bestselling author of "Tribes" and "The Dip" returns with his most powerful book yet--an exploration of why some people make a difference in their fields and others don't.
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Genre/Form: Nonfiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Seth Godin
ISBN: 9781591843160 1591843162 9781591843276 1591843278
OCLC Number: 430051358
Description: x, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents: The new world of work --
Thinking about your choice --
Indoctrination : how we got here --
Becoming the linchpin --
Is is possible to do hard work in a cubicle? --
The resistance --
The powerful culture of gifts --
There is no map --
Making the choice --
The culture of connection --
The seven abilities of the linchpin --
When it doesn't work.
Responsibility: Seth Godin ; illustrations by Jessica Hagy and Hugh MacLeod.

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The bestselling author of "Tribes" and "The Dip" returns with his most powerful book yet--an exploration of why some people make a difference in their fields and others don't.

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<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/889617180#Topic\/wertschopfung<\/a>> # Wertsch\u00F6pfung<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Wertsch\u00F6pfung<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/889617180#Topic\/work_psychological_aspects<\/a>> # Work--Psychological aspects<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Work--Psychological aspects<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
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<http:\/\/id.worldcat.org\/fast\/909027<\/a>> # Employee motivation<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Employee motivation<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
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<http:\/\/viaf.org\/viaf\/54177997<\/a>> # Seth Godin<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Person<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:familyName<\/a> \"Godin<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:givenName<\/a> \"Seth<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Seth Godin<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
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<http:\/\/worldcat.org\/isbn\/9781591843276<\/a>>\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:ProductModel<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:isbn<\/a> \"1591843278<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:isbn<\/a> \"9781591843276<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
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