{"id":207,"date":"2011-04-21T09:51:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-21T09:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belayclientstaging.zone\/securityeverafter\/2011\/04\/21\/book-review-linchpin\/"},"modified":"2011-04-21T09:51:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-21T09:51:00","slug":"book-review-linchpin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/securityeverafter.com\/book-review-linchpin\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Linchpin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Linchpin-Are-Indispensable-Seth-Godin\/dp\/1591843162\/permissionmarket\">Linchpin<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sethgodin.com\/sg\/\">Seth Godin<\/a> is one of the best books I have read. It gives the formula necessary to become the most valued member of an organization and not just a cog in the wheel. 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