.He says that the book is about somebody in an organization who is indispensable, who cannot be replaced—her role is just far too unique and valuable. And then he goes on to say, that you need to be one of these people, you really do. To not be one is economic and career suicide.
Interesting. I can understand someone bringing unique value to a role by performing efficiently and by bringing various other skills to the table, but how can a role by itself be unique? Organizations typically work towards making sure there is not too much dependency on a specific role/person.
ReplyDeleteManoj, He means the person. He says what a person does should be indispensable for the organization. He believes that the ear of mass production where the skill did not matter is over. This book is about the fundamental change in the relationship between an employer and employee. Like power is shifting to consumers, power is shifting to employees, says Seth Godin.
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