Marketing guru Seth Godin's book "Linchpin" is a must read. He defines a linchpin as the person in an organization who can bring it together and make it happen. He equates the word linchpin to being indispensable.
The alternative to the linchpin is the job where someone else tells you what to do. You do what they say to "earn a paycheck and not ruffle any feathers".
After reading the book I continue to wonder about how many linchpins there are in the workforce. Do you see your employees as linchpins? Do your employees have the freedom to make things better without following a manual? Are they encouraged to do so?
During our current recession many of the "follower" jobs have disappeared giving credence to his belief. Godin states that there are few good jobs left where someone else tells you what to do.
If you have a linchpin working for, or with you what do you appreciate most about them?
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