In this fascinating book, Seth Godin argues that now, for the first time, everyone has an opportunity to start a movement - to bring together a tribe of like-minded people and do amazing things. There are tribes everywhere, all of them hungry for connection, meaning and change. And yet, too many people ignore the opportunity to lead, because they are "sheepwalking" their way through their lives and work, too afraid to question whether their compliance is doing them (or their company) any good. This book is for those who don't want to be sheep and instead have a desire to do fresh and exciting work. If you have a passion for what you want to do and the drive to make it happen, there is a tribe of fellow employees, or customers, or investors, or readers, just waiting for you to connect them with each other and lead them where they want to go.
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Godin's simple manifesto for success and happiness is inspiring. (FINANCIAL TIMES )
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The bestselling business guru who brought us Purple Cow and The Dip offers his first (and totally unique) book about leadership.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Seth Godin has great ideas, and the idea of leading a tribe to make change happen is another one of them. The issue is that this book could have 5 or 10 pages instead of 131. It would share exactly the same knowledge. Going for the same over and over again with lousy examples is what's made me got really tired. It's boring, exactly what he claims not to do. I won't spread the word, or at least not positevely.
Seth, this idea is worth a post, but not a book. Think it through for the future.
A (little disappointed)fan
Ricard
Seth, this idea is worth a post, but not a book. Think it through for the future.
A (little disappointed)fan
Ricard
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By sadgrove
Format:Paperback
The difference between a book and a blog is that a book has a narrative or an argument; whereas a blog is a series of thoughts, not necessarily connected.
And narrative is what's lacking in this book. Like Seth's other works, it seems to have been taken from blogs written over time. Many of the headings cover similar ground, so the book becomes repetitive.
And because there's no argument, the central idea of the book never really develops. Seth just keeps looking at the subject from different angles.
This is frustrating, and it's a shame, because Seth Godin is an original thinker and this book is a good example of the clarity with which he can see 21st issues, especially as they relate to the online world.
Seth also shies away from making any practical suggestions about how to create a Tribe.
However, the book is good on Leadership. If you're interested in that subject, it's not a bad read.
And narrative is what's lacking in this book. Like Seth's other works, it seems to have been taken from blogs written over time. Many of the headings cover similar ground, so the book becomes repetitive.
And because there's no argument, the central idea of the book never really develops. Seth just keeps looking at the subject from different angles.
This is frustrating, and it's a shame, because Seth Godin is an original thinker and this book is a good example of the clarity with which he can see 21st issues, especially as they relate to the online world.
Seth also shies away from making any practical suggestions about how to create a Tribe.
However, the book is good on Leadership. If you're interested in that subject, it's not a bad read.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By booked
Format:Paperback
Want to learn how to be a leader and how it works in the digital age? Read the excellent Wikinomics, not this disappointing repackaging of anecdotes whose endlessly repeated message is only "you can do it". Well, yes I can: I can review this book as one of the worst I have ever paid to struggle through. No clear structure, no real evidence to support its claims, just a bunch of feelgood anecdotes carelessly cut and pasted from presentations and articles, and often only relevant or comprehensible to the contemporary USA. Poorly written, and patronising.
The book keeps referring to the fearful nature of people who work in balloon factories and encouraging the reader not to think like them. You should indeed be worried if your product contains only stale hot air. Perhaps the author's other books are good, or perhaps his digital followers just review his books to boost sales. I'll never know, as I will never buy or read another book by Seth Godin. I can do it.
The book keeps referring to the fearful nature of people who work in balloon factories and encouraging the reader not to think like them. You should indeed be worried if your product contains only stale hot air. Perhaps the author's other books are good, or perhaps his digital followers just review his books to boost sales. I'll never know, as I will never buy or read another book by Seth Godin. I can do it.
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Fantastic
Fantastic and inspiring book. A must read for all budding entrepreneurs. I would recommend this book to anyone needing some motivation in their life.
Published 1 day ago by Tegan
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most people want to be led
This is a good brief book. Its fundamental idea is that we all belong to tribes, and that we all want our tribe to be well led. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Dr. Nicholas P. G. Davies
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couldn't pass page 20
Thought it was a continuous introduction. Read it till page 15 then thought would give it a try then continued till page 20 and that's it. Left it.
Published 18 months ago by River
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A book for the proactive?
If you have read Seth's Blog for a number of years most of the content will be more than familiar to you. That said, there are a few items I could find no match for. Read more
Published 23 months ago by M. Preston
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An over-simplistic prescription based on poor diagnosis.
I'm afraid that this is an over-simplistic book, one of the least satisfactory specimens of the how-to type bibliography. Read more
Published 23 months ago by F. Papadopoulos
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Want to change the world? Read this book!
Phew! I'm exhuasted after reading this. It is absolutely crammed with ideas about business, altruism and leadership. Read more
Published on 6 April 2011 by Danielle Raine
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Tribes
Avoid. This book takes a very simple idea and repeats itself continuously for 130 pages.
A much better book is 'the Tipping Point' by Malcolm Gladwell. Read more
A much better book is 'the Tipping Point' by Malcolm Gladwell. Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2011 by Mr. A. Mitchell
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A very short book that's wayyyy too long
Seth Godin is the living, breathing embodiment of this book, he is a leader, he's not happy with the status quo and he has built up a tribe of followers who believe in the same... Read more
Published on 1 Jan 2011 by Dermot Greene at Geekspeak Training
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A true leader in marketing thought
Brilliant expose of the changing dynamics of marketing through social media. Seth Godin doesn't just tell you what you should do, he also shows you why you should be doing it. Read more
Published on 26 Nov 2010 by Jason D. C. Sullock
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Never read a book in this category (whatever it would be) before but if the others are this good I want those, too. Read more
Published on 24 Nov 2010 by Robert
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