People don't actually want to think about their own health and don't take action until they are sick. Yet employers are very motivated to get their employees healthy, since they bear most of the burden of their health care costs. Clayton Christensen actionbearburden share on social
Management is the opportunity to help people become better people. Practiced that way, it's a magnificent profession. Clayton Christensen magnificentmanagementopportunity Change image and share on social
We don't hire ministers or priests to teach and care for us. This forces us to teach and care for each other - and in my view, this is the core of Christian living as Christ taught it. Clayton Christensen carechristchristian Change image and share on social
In organizations, once you articulate how success will be measured, everybody tries to game the system so that they are measured in the best possible way. Clayton Christensen articulategamemeasure Change image and share on social
The mistake that makes launching a venture expensive is when you try to make a disruptive technology so good that it can compete on a quality basis with an established product. Clayton Christensen basiscompetedisruptive Change image and share on social
In the scriptures, we are told you can't really understand happiness unless you understand sadness. You don't know pleasure if you don't know pain. It's part of life. So can you learn something from somebody who has gone from success to success to success? I don't think so. Clayton Christensen happinesslearnlife share on social
Managers are already voracious consumers of theory. Every time they make a decision or take action, it's based on some theory that leads them to believe that action will lead to the right result. The problem is, most managers aren't aware of the theories they're using, and they often use the wrong theories for the situation. Clayton Christensen actionawarebase share on social
This is why I belong, and why I believe. I commend to all this same search for happiness and for the truth. Clayton Christensen belongcommendhappiness Change image and share on social
To focus capital and entrepreneurship into empowering innovation, we should change is the capital gains tax rate. We would be better served by a regressive tax rate, that would become progressively smaller the longer the investment is held. Clayton Christensen capitalchangeempower share on social
Growth makes management easier. In particular, it makes making labor concessions seem easy. It's when growth stops because you're being disrupted that managing becomes really, really hard, and as a result, most disrupted companies simply disappear. Clayton Christensen companyconcessiondisappear share on social