How Work Has Changed

How Work Has Changed Derived from…Seth Godin, Linchpin: Are You Indispensable PreviouslyThe New World of Work RAP1 : The New World of Work (2) Controlled The old system was represented by two parties: those that owned the means to production and those who ran it.In Marx’s terms: the Bourgeoise and the Proletariat, or management and […]

The New World of Work

The New World of Work Derived from…Seth Godin, Linchpin: Are You Indispensable PreviouslyBook Rapper Book Review: Linchpin RAP1 : The New World of WorkPROFIT : Work has changed. The old system relied on average people turning up and completing average work to create average products. In our global hyper-competitive digital online world, average is invisible. […]

Book Rapper Review : Linchpin

Book Rapper Book Review : Linchpin Previouslyhttp://www.bookrapper.com/2010/04/purple-you-your-new-career.html The BookSeth Godin; Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?; Penguin Group; New York; 2010. Précis It’s not enough just to show up at your job anymore.The world of work and commerce has become too competitive for that.A Linchpin is the vital, essential, pivotal element that holds things together.You need to […]

Purple You : Your New Career

Purple You : Your New Career The BookSeth Godin; Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?; Penguin Group; New York; 2010.Seth’s Website Seth’s Blog Speed RAP Seth Godin’s earlier book Purple Cow suggests in the internet world an average product for an average person was no longer effective.Instead, you needed a Purple Cow – a product remarkable enough […]

The Four Hour Jolt! Part 5

The Four Hour Jolt! Part 5 Derived from Timothy Ferriss, The 4-Hour Work Week – New and Expanded Edition Now Available! Tim’s Blog: http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/ RAP4: EliminatePROFIT : Time management says we should be more efficient with the way we work. TIM’s DEAL demands you be more effective with your time by being more selective on […]

Hot Books For 2010

Hot Books for 2010Let’s start the new year with some hot books to look out for. I’ve got my crystal ball out to look for books that will have an impact in 2010. Firstly, a word of warning: I’ve only read the first book. I have purchased the second one. And, the rest… I’m going […]

10 Hot New Books from Book Rapper’d Authors

10 Hot New Books from Book Rapper’d AuthorsMany of the authors of books we’ve rapped are serial offenders. They keep writing more books! So, here’s a list of new books from the authors of ones we’ve covered in previous Book Rapper issues. Note, the dates… a couple are so hot they haven’t been released just […]

How to Share Book Rapper with your Audience

How to Share Book Rapper Issues with your AudienceFollowing from my previous post and the launch of our CC license, plus a prompt from Matt Hern, here’s all of the Book Rapper issues thus far in one easy-to-share blog post. PS: Thanks to James Tuckerman of Anthill for putting me onto Issuu.com

Seth Says: Start a Book Club

Seth Says: Start a Book ClubSeth Godin is one of the most popular bloggers on the planet. Each day you get a slice of wisdom worth contemplating. In his most recent post, “Is it too late to catch up?” he outlines a simple plan to get your organization up to speed in the digital media […]

The ‘Free’ Debate

One of the fun questions that is often asked at dinner parties and in light-hearted interviews is “Who would you most like to have dinner with?” The question conjures up the image of a bunch of important people sitting around the table and chewing the fat over a lively debate of world-changing ideas. The internet […]