So, Seth Godin’s new book Tribes. A call to action for leaders to spring up everywhere, be decisive and make changes whether they’re wanted or not. Never mind if it’s wrong – there’s always time later to make it right.
(Although whether you’d get a chance to make it later after you’ve been fired from your job for what could amount to insubordination is another thing altogether).
Like many of Seth’s books, Tribes is a fairly short affair. It could have been even shorter – the main message in the book is repeated time and time again. The gist is never be afraid of change – always express your ideas.
This is an admirable message (when not repeated verbatim), so why do the very people that Seth’s book is aimed at struggle to actually put his advice into action?
I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve seen the phrase, “Let the tribe decide” on blog comments, on blogs themselves, and on various social media outlets. Especially when there’s no “tribe” to speak of much of the time – it just seems like that would be the best buzzword to use.
Seth Godin wants people to stand up and be leaders. To rise up and build their own tribes and lead them. Crashing through the status quo like a runaway Backhoe. But that’s pretty difficult when the new leaders are still very much tied to Seth’s tribal apron strings.
Something I’m missing here?
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Tribes has some interesting connotations. One way to look at it is the Republican and Democrat tribes have been battling it out and the Reps have lost big time.
Or is he talking on a more local level where tribes really have very limited impact. Or can grow into gangs.
In a world where many are working to get along, dividing up into tribes seems to be counterproductive.
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