Many think of management as cutting deals and laying people off and hiring people and buying and selling companies. That's not management, that's deal making. Management is the opportunity to help people become better people. Practiced that way, it's a magnificent profession. Clayton M. Christensen buycompanycut share on social
I believe that we can, in a deliberate way, articulate the kind of people we want to become. Clayton M. Christensen articulatedeliberatekind Change image and share on social
What's unique about the Mormon Church is that it encourages inquiry. I really do think my research and religion are all on the same page. I never could have come up with the notion of disruptive innovations, which went against a lot of conventional wisdom, if I hadn't been raised to always be asking questions. Clayton M. Christensen churchconventionaldisruptive share on social
We are awash in content that needs to be taught, yet the vast majority of colleges give a large portion of their faculties' salaries to fund research. Clayton M. Christensen awashcollegecontent Change image and share on social
The key is not to figure out what the best people are doing and try to emulate it - rather, figure out what causes people and companies to be successful. Clayton M. Christensen companyemulatefigure Change image and share on social
My wife comes most of the times I teach and stands on the front row to help me. She's been wonderfully supportive. Clayton M. Christensen frontrowstand Change image and share on social
I had a horrible heart attack and still have symptoms of that sometimes. Then cancer, which is in remission. But the stroke is the hardest thing because I just lost my ability to speak and to write. Clayton M. Christensen abilityattackcancer Change image and share on social
The ability to share the gospel isn't a 'gift' that has been given to only a few Latter-day Saints and denied to the rest. Clayton M. Christensen abilitydaydeny Change image and share on social
I brought one big question with me to Harvard. Why do smart companies fail? Clayton M. Christensen bigbringcompany Change image and share on social
The world is a nested space, and so we have our brain as a person, and people are members of teams, and teams are part of business units, and business units are parts of corporations, and corporations are part of industries, which are part of economies. Clayton M. Christensen brainbusinesscorporation share on social