So I’ve been reading a few books lately, namely Wikinomics and Tribes by Seth Godin. Both kinda drill their ideas over and over – but the points are well taken.

Tribes really struck me as an innovative way to build your own success – become a leader – at whatever level you are at. The basic premise being, you have an idea/product/vision – whatever that you want take up on… fine – now go build yourself a tribe… a group of people around you who also believe in your idea/product/vision – you have a small tribe. Start to influence people that you want to come over to your tribe, get them involved, get the rest of your tribe to do the same… soon you start to have a growing beast that can influence things at all kind of levels.

Obviously, there is more to this book than my basic rendition above, but you get the idea!

You don’t have to be the CIO to make big change happen, to have an impact, to make a difference. Building on the ideas of Tribes can enable you to make these things happen yourself – so go try it!