Clayton christensen, harvard business school professor. Further posting, copying or distribution is not permitted. How will you measure your life strives for a similar goal. Christensen, james allworth, and karen dillon will teach readers the right ways to motivate others and will show them the path to both professionally successful life and a genuinely happy one. And so we asked him to share them with the readers of hbr. If you re not guided by a clear sense of purpose, you re likely to fritter away your time and energy on obtaining the most. As a result, we often pick jobs for the wrong reasons, says karen dillon, coauthor of how will you measure your life. How will you measure your life is one of the strangest selfhelp books ive read lately. Recommend the book to friends and family who have no connection to the business world. We tend to only get nibbles of what meaningful work is in our twenties. But how can we ensure were not straying from our values as humans along the way. Summary of hbs professor clay christensens address to the harvard business school class of 2010. If youre not guided by a clear sense of purpose, youre likely.
When the members of the class of 2010 entered business school, the economy was strong and their post. Harvard business school professor clay christensens address to harvard business school class of 2010. Clayton christensens book how will you measure your life has turned into a welldeserved best seller. Its actually really important that you succeed at what you re succeeding at, but that isnt going to be the measure of your life. And just as a focus on marginal costs can cause bad corporate. How new managers can send the right leadership signals. Only christensen and his coauthors, james allworth and karen dillon, hope that goal is a worthy and fulfilling life. Buy books, tools, case studies, and articles on leadership, strategy, innovation, and other business and management topics. At this juncture, what you think, what you say, and how you show up in effect, your leadership presence can have a direct impact on those you are now leading and managing for the first.
Clark professor at harvard business school, the author of seven books, a fivetime recipient of the mckinsey award for harvard business. Key features claytons article how will you measure your life. Clark professor at harvard business school, the author of seven books, a five time recipient of the mckinsey award for harvard business. His latest bestseller is called how will you measure your life in this interview, clay talks about the inspiration for his new book, why some highachievers end up unfulfilled, how people decide. If you re not guided by a clear sense of purpose, you re likely to fritter away your time and energy on obtaining the most tangible, shortterm signs of achievement, not whats really important to you. Christensen explores the personal benefits of business research in how will you measure your life. Clayton christensen on how to find work that you love.
Christensen, james allworth, karen dillon for free with a 30 day free trial. Prof clay christensen talks on how will you measure your life what companies, parents and individuals need to be doing if they must be where they desire to be. Beyond drawing individual lessons from the book, corporate leaders should turn the central framing question on their organizations asking how they will measure their companys lives. This article is made available to you with compliments of hbs advanced leadership development for your personal use. Editions for how will you measure your life 0062102427 ebook published in 2012, kindle edition published in 2012, 0062102419 hardcover published i. Beyond drawing individual lessons from the book, corporate leaders should turn the central.
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