From my first year on the faculty, there was always so much more I wanted to impart to the students. I decided that, rather than waste the last day of class summarizing the semester, I'd spend my time talking about what I'd learned in life that was useful. Clayton M. Christensen classdaydecide share on social
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
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
Smart companies fail because they do everything right. They cater to high-profit-margin customers and ignore the low end of the market, where disruptive innovations emerge from. Clayton M. Christensen catercompanycustomer Change image and share on social
Things happen to us in unpredictable ways, but the effect that that has on the kind of people who we become actually is not only open to chance - we can influence it in pretty profound ways. Clayton M. Christensen chanceeffecthappen Change image and share on social
An innovation will get traction only if it helps people get something that they're already doing in their lives done better. Clayton M. Christensen helpinnovationlive Change image and share on social
I felt that I could look back on my life and think about lots of folks that I helped become better folks. And I've tried to be as good a man as I could be. Clayton M. Christensen backfeltfolk 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
As a general rule, if you have a product that doesn't get the job done that a customer is needing to get done, then often you have to offer it for zero. Because if you ask for money for it - because if it doesn't do the job well, they won't pay for it. Clayton M. Christensen customergeneraljob share on social
I'd been raised Mormon, but there comes a time where you are not following what you've been taught, but discovering for yourself if it's true. Clayton M. Christensen discoverhavemormon Change image and share on social
