HOW WILL YOU MEASURE YOUR LIFE? By Clayton M. Christensen، James Allworth، Karen Dillon ... How do you lead a fulfilling life That profound question animates this book of inspiration and insight from world-class business strategist and bestselling author of The Innovators Dilemma, Clayton Christensen.After beating a heart attack, advanced-stage cancer and a stroke in three successive years, the world-renowned innovation expert and author of one of the best selling and most influential business books of all time The Innovators Dilemma Clayton M. Christensen delivered a short but powerful speech to the Harvard Business School graduating class. He presented a set of personal guidelines that have helped him find meaning and happiness in his life a challenge even the brightest and most motivated of students find daunting.Akin to The Last Lecture in its revelatory perspective following life-altering events, that speech subsequently became a hugely popular article in the Harvard Business Review and is now a groundbreaking book, putting forth a series of questions and models for success that have long been applied in the world of business, but also can be used to find cogent answers to pressing life questions: How can I be sure that Ill find satisfaction in my career How can I be sure that my relationships with my spouse, my family and my close friends become enduring sources of happiness How can I avoid compromising my integrity (and stay out of jail)How Will You Measure Your Life is a highly original, surprising book from a singular business figure. Its a book sure to inspire and educate readers companies and individuals, students of business, mid-career professionals, and even parents the world over.
Author
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Clayton M. Christensen
Clayton M. Christensen is the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. In addition to his most recent book, Competing Against Luck, he is the author of nine books, including several New York Times bestsellers — The Innovator's Dilemma, The Innovator's Solution, Disrupting Class, and and most recently How Will You Measure Your Life?. Christensen is the co-founder of Innosight, a growth-strategy consultancy; Rose Park Advisors, an investment firm; and the Christensen Institute, a non-profit think tank. In 2011 and 2013, he was named the world’s most influential business thinker by Thinkers50.
Other books by the author
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James Allworth
A native of Australia, James Allworth is a Fellow at the Forum for Growth and Innovation, where he worked with Professor Clayton Christensen. He writes regularly for the Harvard Business Review, and his work has been featured in Bloomberg, Business Insider and Reuters. He worked previously at Booz & Company, and Apple Inc. He is a graduate of the Harvard Business School, where he was named a Baker Scholar, and the Australian National University, where he was awarded First Class Honors.
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Karen Dillon
Karen Dillon is a 3x co-author with revered Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen, including their New York Times best-selling collaboration, How Will You Measure Your Life? She is also the co-author The Microstress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems--and What to Do about It with Rob Cross, which was named by the Financial Times as one of the best reads of the summer 2023 and the Thinkers50 Best Management Books of 2023. A former editor of Harvard Business Review, Karen is on the faculty of Intermountain Healthcare Leadership Institute, where she leads workshops on living a purposeful life. She was named by Ashoka as one of the most inspiring women in the world.