For each video, leave one takeaway and one connection to Linchpin or Seth Godin or something we've read/watched in class.
Then please feedback to one comment per video from your peers.
Thanks!
Friday, April 11, 2014
Why you should be a Linchpin
Below are some videos from Thomas Friedman. I believe these are reasons why you should be focused on becoming a linchpin (if you aren't already).
For each video, leave one takeaway and one connection to Linchpin or Seth Godin or something we've read/watched in class.
Then please feedback to one comment per video from your peers.
Thanks!
For each video, leave one takeaway and one connection to Linchpin or Seth Godin or something we've read/watched in class.
Then please feedback to one comment per video from your peers.
Thanks!
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In the first video, he mentions how jobs are being replaced by computers or machines, and it is sadly true. Companies seem to be finding that it is cheaper and easier to have a robot do a job than to train a person that may mess up. I can relate this to Linchpin in the way that, you have to prove you are more valuable than that robot. You need to prove you can come up with smart, innovative ideas that robot can't. You have to prove you are indispensable.
ReplyDeleteIn the second video, I like how he say, "Think like an artisan." Put all of your effort into everyone of your products and take pride in what you do. This relates to Linchpin in the way that an artisan has passion for their work, and passion seems to lead to becoming a Linchpin. When you are passionate about something, you will put all of you effort into it and truly try to make it amazing.
I also liked the think like an artisan part in the second video. If you take pride in what you do and are confident in it, chances are you will work really hard to get it to sell and be recognized, and then you will be successful.
DeleteI also agree that we must use our humanity to be indispensable otherwise what more are we to employers than a robot.
DeleteIf you do not use your humanity, you better be prepared to be replaced by technology. It is sad but so very true. Be a linchpin and never worry about being left behind.
DeleteCameron Georgewill:
ReplyDeleteVid 1: This reminds me of all the jobs that I have had that will be obsolete one day. the dude in the vid talks about jobs that will not be available in the future. Some may take this as discouraging but if you love a certain area, you could become the one who owns all the robots that do it.
Vid 2: I feel alot like a paranoid immigrant in the job market. godin remarks on the lizard brain. The lizard brain is what stops you from innovating. If you're finished, you're finished
I agree with Cams response on number one. If you have passion you will find ways to continue doing what you love even if its not the way you planed.
DeleteI also took away all of the jobs that will be obsolete in the first video. Like Godin talks about, you can't just be a cog anymore and work like a machine making no connections with people, because thats what machines are for, not people.
DeleteVid 1: You need to learn how to adapt just like jobs are today, instead of being replaced by a robot learn how to make the robots better, or maybe even innovate a new way even better then robots.
ReplyDeleteVid 2: Be confident and pour your skills into your passion this will eventually make you no worthy and stand out among the rest. If you try hard enough you will eventually be successful and will be ahead those who do not.
For the first video the takeaway that I got was when he read the way of hiring people for google. It says that they don't hire people with perfect GPA's because theres no correlation with success for people who have high GPA's or test scores. They are hiring some people without college degrees because they believe college is an artificial environment. I connected this to all the discussions and some things that we have read about how a 4.0 isn't guaranteeing you a successful career. In fact many people don't want to hire 4.0 students because they think they don't know how to handle failure.
ReplyDeleteFor the second video, the takeaway that I got was too think like an immigrant. You have to think positive, and like everything can be taken away from you so that you stay on the top of your game. And immigrants are looking for whatever is needed now so that they can find the best job possible. I connected this to how Godin talks about the drive to want to be successful and remarkable.
I drew a very similar point from the second video as well. I really like the point that in this competitive day and age, one must not take anything for granted, especially in the job market. I ultimately feel we all could greatly benefit from possessing the hungry/driven immigrant demeanor.
DeleteI also found the take on 4.0s in the workplace interesting. it does not make much sense to me that they strive for us all to get such good grades while growing up if we will almost be punished for it later on. Why should you have good grades held against you? Why should others who did not work nearly as hard as you did get ahead because their grades were worse?
DeleteIn the first video, it repeats how jobs are being replaced by software and technology. Humans need to adapt to the changes that come and keep up with them. But, if your stand out in your field, they might keep you instead of replacing you with a computer. If you’re a linchpin you’ll be worth the little extra money to keep you.
ReplyDeleteIn the second video, he talks about thinking entrepreneurially in whatever you do. Add a little something here and there to show that you’re not just the average person. Also, even if you think you know all there is to know, keep striving to learn more because the world doesn’t care what you know, they care about just what you can do with your knowledge.
His point in the second video to keep trying to learn more is very important. Continuing to learn is what makes people Linchpins and help you go farther in you career. If you continue to show you are constantly learning and dedicated to being a better worker, you will have a better chance for promotions and raises.
DeleteI agree with his point in the first video. You need to show that you are worth the extra money to pay for you. You should be indispensable and so hard to replace that no one or thing ever could.
DeleteIf you want more money, show your employer you are worth it. Being indispensable makes you important and worth being in the company.
DeleteI agree with the second point. Add to whatever you do so it is unlike anything anyone else could do.
DeleteVideo 1: I took away how our world is becoming more and more technology driven, and in this case it's greatly impacting the job market. I related this to Godin's ideology that it is impossible to be a successful cog in this job market. If you are an ineffective cog, you ultimately run the risk of being replaced in the snap of a finger, especially with the growing success and cost effectiveness of artificial intelligence.
ReplyDeleteVideo 2: What I took from the second video is that you ultimately have to possess the drive to be great, because in this competitive economy one cannot afford to be subpar. I really liked Friedman's analogy about being an immigrant that's hungry to make it in America, because ultimately highly driven immigrants laid the foundation for this country. I related this to one of Godin's central themes that in order to be great, you ultimately have to innovate, no matter what you are doing.
I agree with the Alex's take away from the first video. If you don't bring value to do what you are doing it is cheaper to buy a machine to do it for you.
DeleteI liked his connections to immigrants also in the second video. Immigrants are worried about being sent back to a bad place after moving to a better place and they continue to always do their best and stay in the better place. They are driven and determined to do their best to stay where they like and want to be.
DeleteI like the fact that you mentioned how immigrants founded this country. Even in the face of such high resistance the people who came here were very successful because they took this immigration approach. Immigrants had to be linchpins in order to survive.
DeleteVideo 1: I think it's extremely important to be a linchpin if you have a job that can be taken by automation or robots. You have to be able to prove that your human connection is valued by the customers of the business that you are working for. If you are just average and the automated way can do it just as good as you there isn't a chance for you.
ReplyDeleteVideo 2: When he talks about the artisans it brings it back to being human and having connections with the people you serve and work with. If you make someone feel good they are going to keep coming back and your job has value. If not then you are easily replaced.
I think that the human connection in business is the key to success. The most successful small businesses are the businesses that the employees care, and the employees remember things about customers.
DeleteVideo 1: What I took away from this is that while technology can be updated and innovated, it still lacks the human component that makes up a linchpin. You can be easily replaced by a machine, but it's proving that your human connection is worth the extra time and money. I enjoyed this video when we watched it in CC1 and it rings true the more I research the job market and my future.
ReplyDeleteVideo 2: This guy will always make me laugh. He gives his daughters some wonderful career advice. Not only do you have to be proficient in your field, but you need to give that extra effort to retain customers. In a world of automation, it's vital to give yourself a cutting edge in customer service, because sometimes a hand to hold is better than saving a few dollars.
First Video: He talks about how the Hertz advisors are now robots instead of real people. Being a linchpin would be important for that job because if you weren't the best at the job, then you would be replaced by robots. You shouldn't choose a job where you can be easily replaced, you look for one that would never want to replace you.
ReplyDeleteSecond video: I like when he talks about the artisans and what they do with their work. You should take so much pride in your work that you will want to say I made this and I will sign every piece of it. If you are not wanting to do this with your work, you aren't doing it right.
That is a cool way of thinking about your work. I agree with you Megan! I think it would be fun to say that I created something from the bottom up, or to have that much pride in something I did.
DeleteI don't have a lot of experience with the companies that are being discussed in this video, but I do know that they are doing it to try make a little more money and I don't think that it very linchpin-like. I'm all about saving money, but I don't think that a linchpin would be doing a job to make money. They should be there to make the environment better for the employees and the customers.
ReplyDeleteThe second video I agree that you should want to be proud of what you do, and want to have your name on it. I disagree, though, because I think that a linchpin wouldn't be in it for the glory. When I do something for others, and I think its something they will enjoy, I do my best to not let them know that I did it. I maybe have a flawed view on a linchpin, but I think a linchpin should live in the shadows.
Video #1 This is a kind of scary thought, that our world is leaning more and more on technology. I feel like one day we will be living in the world described in Wall-E. We will have to rediscover everything. I personally find it better when I am talking to a real human and not an artificially intelligent machine. Luckily I am planning on going into the healthcare field, so hopefully nursing jobs will not be replaced by robots any time soon. :P
ReplyDeleteVideo #2 I really enjoyed his perspective on work. He said that we should think like an immigrant. I think this is a, yes humorous, but also a good idea! I realized that having lived in the same place all my life, I have gotten really comfortable with the way my life goes. Sometimes I think I was too comfortable. I realized that If you pretend you are the new kid for one day, you see and hear things differently. Try it!
In the first video the takeaway that seemed present to me was the progression of how jobs were being taken away because of easier and cheaper solutions than having people work. getting a job like these is becoming harder and if you do get one you can only be a cog.
ReplyDeleteThis relates to Linchpin because of the fact of how businesses aren't looking for people to make themselves more human. These businesses are the ones afraid to hire the linchpin.
The second video takeaway was the immigrant mindset. When in a new place you constantly make yourself believe that its better than where you came from an that you wouldn't want to go back. If you can think like you can be fired at any second you do everything you can to make them have to keep you.
A good connection to linchpin in this segment is the prospect of the artisan. If you are making your artwork and making something that is so good that people seek it out because your art is so human and unique.
Takeaway #1 Now a days we are leaning more and more on technology. Therefore, in my opinion, there will be jobs lost. Technology will take jobs away. However, even if you have a job being replaced by technology. If you are a linchpin then you have no worries about loosing your job. My thought is if you are a linchpin and your job is replaced then the company will move you to a different position. Companies want linchpins.
ReplyDeleteTakeaway #2 It is so right that you should be proud of what ever you do. If you are not proud of it you are probably not doing it right or you are not doing something worth doing. In Linchpins eyes everything worth doing will be done remarkably.
I agree with what Erin says. If you're not proud of something, why not put in the extra work until you are proud of it?
DeleteIn the first video, he mentions how certain jobs are being replaced by computers. I know I have mentioned this before in my papers, but this is why it is so important to be a linchpin and to be remarkable. If you are not a linchpin, you are that much easier to replace in your job. You need to bring it!
ReplyDeleteIn the second video, he talks about how you have to want to be different and you have to want to go the extra mile and put in the extra work to stand out. And again, I have said this a million times and in a million papers, but it all ties in with being passionate about what you do. If you are passionate, you're going to automatically want to go the extra mile to make your work your own and to make it remarkable.
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