Our mythical Common Sense has a habit of telling us that everyone would or at least should agree on certain ideas, practices, etc. As often as proclaimed, the notion is wrong.
For instance, it is suggested that we are all indispensable in our work lives. Otherwise, we can naïvely ask, why were we hired in the first place? Of course, in our eyes who can live without us? But we are not indispensable. It seems people are incurably and exceptionally skilled at making themselves dispensable. (For full disclosure: I have been very adept in my life at making myself dispensable, in more ways than I would dare share with you today.) With that admission, I am now ready to declare that Seth Godin’s book, Linchpin, captured me for a sleepless night reading experience. (more…)
Perspectives on Leadership for the 21st Century 