Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us

Book great, Nook not...

I have really enjoyed reading this book, but not using the Nook. Every time I log off I can't find the book on my desktop Nook icon. I have to go back to the B&N site and download it again. Worse yet, this does not always work. I paid over $18.00 for a book that I cannot always access. This makes me not want to use the Nook every again and buy only printable books.

Read it. Pay attention, now...

Typical Seth. It's good for ya.

nook sample is pretty worthless

If you really wanted to pique my interest in this book, the sample would have included real text from the first chapter rather than merely copyright info, list of other books by the author etc.

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You have the power to be a leader.

Tribes by Seth Godin is an easy fast read with some verbal gems including historical quotes, inspiring stories, as well as some common sense concepts mixed with specific leadership ideas. Godin keeps the pace moving throughout the book by providing concepts and ideas back by specific story examples. One of the key points is that people often lead for mediocrity. A real leader fights mediocrity and won't except average, but rather they help you vision the future of what could be. If you are a manager this book is worth the investment.

Great Choice For a Short Plane Ride

Godin's message: Combine today's social tools and a little passion and everyone can be a leader. He points out that it's not about the technology. It is more about what people choose to do with the various tools, how people choose to use them to organize and inspire others to join their team and create change that makes a difference. This motivational book builds on Clay Shirky's idea that "Tools [like Twitter & Facebook] don't get socially interesting until they get technologically boring."

Just a great concept that we haven't considered

Tribes is a great book for everyone! This really dives into the reality that the world is getting smaller each day and we are much more connected to each other. But on top of that, it compels the reader to step-up and become the leader of the tribe that they are part of. This is the truly amazing part of this, as this is exactly what I needed to hear recently about where I was going in my life. Its a great read, short and to the point (which Seth is really good at), and engaging at the same time as he examines leaders of tribes and how they're doing things different. Check it out, and enjoy the ride!

Finding Your Tribe

Tribes was the first Seth Godin book I had read - but I have seen references to his work throughout the marketing and blogging communities. Tribes does many things well to include the small size (which makes it stand out), interesting discussion points - especially those on leadership, and the conversational tone of the book which makes for a quick and easy read. In addition - one of the major strengths of Seth Godin's work is his knack for developing strong analogies which seem to stick - for example "heretics" and "the balloon factory and the unicorn" come to mind.

There were a few things that Tribes could have done better - such as providing illustrations throughout the book - the insides were strangely plain for a marketing book. Also, the provided examples meant to reinforce the major talking points did not necessarily invoke excitement - there were a couple great examples, however many were just lackluster in nature. Finally, the organization of this book could you use a bit of work - a table of contents and index would be nice for later reference.

Overall Tribes was a good read and I recommend it to those interested in leadership and marketing.

Leadership

Looking for a little leadership inspiration, I picked up Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us by Seth Godin. It's a small book, just 147 short pages. There are no chapters, per se, just boldface headlines introducing different anecdotes and concepts. It's basically an easy, light read.

Godin asserts that lasting and substantive change can be best effected by a tribe, which is a group of people connected to each other, to a leader and to an idea.

There are a few practical tips that you can turn around and implement in your work. It's also not a book that provides overall leadership strategy. Instead, this is a book of inspiration. It's not a book on HOW to be a leader as much as WHY.

The stories are exciting and help you to begin thinking about the ways that change is created in our world. The author describes how movements, whether political, social, or as part of marketing, are driven by tribe identities. We attach ourselves to ideas and shared values with likeminded groups and through the reading of this book you can recognize the ways in which your own behavior proves his point.

The examples Godin provides are sprinkled through the book and he revisits his premises over and over again. He tells stories of regular people who, simply because of their passion for an idea or product, changed their part of the world.

One line that personalizes the message is "If you think leadership is only for other people, you're wrong. We need YOU to lead us." Godin is urging us not to pass the buck when it comes to improving situations or promoting the things that mean a lot to us.

I would recommend this book for anyone looking for a boost or for additional reasons to stay the course in their leadership roles. This book delivers a lightweight, feel-good message for anyone who needs to reenergize. It's like a pep talk in written form that can be read in a few sittings. And, sometimes, a little hope, a little optimism, is what we need!

Excellent Source of Relevance for Today's Professionals!

I had heard about this book for some time, but was not compelled to buy a book called "Tribes." However, after picking up a copy and reading a page or two, I was mesmerized and hooked!

An easy read, but with profound meanings and implications, Mr. Godin "forces" the reader to think beyond traditional marketing and business. For a brand to really be considered successful, one MUST understand the tribe it controls. Through a series of interesting examples and references, the reader is presented the bold call to action to understand, define and then inspire and lead your tribe.

I have since referred the book to many business and personal connections, and have even begun to read Mr. Godin's blog regularly - not as a blind disciple, but as a business executive looking for challenging and useful information!

Great Subject Matter

About 100,000 year ago, we lived in bands. Only about 10,000 years back did we evolve into tribes. After tribes came chiefdoms, then states and empires finally arriving at the current nations. With that said, I do agree with the author that a tribe is any group of people, large or small, who are connected to one another, a leader, and an idea. Our human nature dictates that we must do this.

The internet has certainly eliminated and/or reduced the concept of geography and time while expanding the size of our tribes. With this expansion comes the natural flow of countless new tribes branching off into a myriad of directions. The reasons for thousands of years was usually food production and population growth. Too little food - too many people - new tribe. A tribe would also split because large tribes are hard to control, that is, large numbers lack behavior control. Nowadays, the game has changed.


The author has written a very timely and much needed book on how this new world will work and who will lead us. The change has happened in such a rapid manner and is such a profound part of our hierarchical society that I have great fears about the outcome. That is why this book and I hope the ensuing conversation it creates, will benefit us all

In order to live in complex social groups, it has been theorized that we need more memory and mental power in order to keep track of the relationships and social hierarchies that arise. This book is a good place to start.

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