One of the things I enjoyed about Catalyst the most this year was Seth Godin’s presentation…for some reason it absolutely astounded me!!!
After his talk they gave everyone at Catalyst a copy of his new book, “Tribes.” (The theme song from Survivor just kicked off in my head!!!)
I had it in my office for several weeks until finally I began picking it up just to flip through it…and could not put it down.
Hands down…it is one of THE TOP FIVE LEADERSHIP BOOKS I’VE EVER READ! Seriously! (You can order it here…right now!!!)
Here are just a few quotes…
- “People yearn for change, they relish being part of a movement and they talk about things that are remarkable, not boring.”
- “Leaders make a ruckus.” (The redneck in me LOVED this quote!!!)
- “Organizations that destroy the status quo win.” (DANG!)
- “Boring ideas don’t spread. Boring organizations don’t grow.”
- “We choose not to be remarkable because we’re worried about criticism. We hesitate to create innovative movies, launch new human resource initiatives, design a menu that makes diners take notice, or give an audacious sermon because we’re worried, deep down, that someone will hate it and call us on it.”
- “If the only side effect of the criticism is that you will feel bad about the criticism, then you have to compare that bad feeling with the benefits you’ll get from actually doing something worth doing. Being remarkable is exciting, fun, profitable and great for your career. Feeling bad wears off.”
- “Odds are that growth and success are now inextricably linked to breaking the odd rules and seeing your organization’s new rules loose an industry too afraid to change.”
- “The art of leadership is understanding what you can’t compromise on.”
- “Leadership requires acting and thinking like the underdog. That’s because leaders workto change things, and the people who are winning rarely do.”
- “The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow.”
Seriously, this book is amazing…get it…read it…enough said.
(By the way…I do not know Seth Godin, never met him…he has no idea who I am and did not ask me to endorse his book. I picked up the book, read it, liked it, was challenged by it and decided to blog about it. That’s how books get blogged about here…just FYI.)