1. PM As Linchpin
What Does That Mean?

2. “LINCHPIN”
NOUN
a person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization.
synonyms: heart · nucleus · nub · hub · kernel · marrow · meat
a pin passed through the end of an axle to keep a wheel in position.
synonyms: center · focal point · central point · center of attention · [more]

3. Published 2010
--You can have an impact whenever and wherever you decide you will
Linchpins are hard to replace; they are essential
They are leaders and artists (art of the possible)
These artists do “emotional work”
Fight your resistance to do the work involved in this level of excellence – don’t “play small”

4. Team-Building 101
Seth challenges the reader/leader to become linchpins, too. To make the leap. To become leader-artists. To do emotional work, whatever the sacrifice may be. It’s our choice, and it’s our burden. Seth won’t be there to catch us if we fall, but to become the people we need to be eventually, well, we probably wouldn’t want him to, anyway. You don’t need permission to learn to be self sufficient, to boldly be yourself, thereby helping others to become their best selves

5. When the Master governs, the people are hardly aware that s/he exists
When the Master governs, the people are hardly aware that s/he exists. Next best is a leader who is loved. Next, one who is feared. The worst is one who is despised. If you don't trust people, you make them untrustworthy. The Master doesn't talk, s/he acts. When his (or her) work is done, the people say, "Amazing: we did it, all by ourselves!” ― Lao-Tzu, Tao Te Ching