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Life's Aha! Moments Encourage Introspection and a Search for Meaning

Coaching Tip

Christensen: How do you keep high achievers from being disrupted in their own lives? After Professor Christensen's heart attack, which required immediate stenting, and treatment for follicular lymphoma, during the first half of 2010, there were some who wished he'd slow down; those close to him knew he wouldn't.

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Disruptive Business Models | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

While much has been written about corporate vision, mission, process, leadership, strategy, branding and a variety of other business practices, it is the engineering of these practices to be disruptive that maximizes opportunities. Has anyone on your executive team attended a conference on strategy, innovation or disruption in the last year?

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Life Strategy and Executive Coaching

Tony Mayo

Christensen titled, “ How Will You Measure Your Life? &# Along with plenty of great advice for new graduates he shared some keen insights on executive coaching. File Backup and Sharing by SugarSync Free Conference Calls Google Alerts LinkedIn Mail2Web Exchange Server Online Appointment Scheduling by Tungle.Me

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Ideas Don't Equal Innovation | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Ideas in and of themselves do not constitute a philosophy, principle, or strategy. However while most anyone can cobble together a high level strategic plan, very few can author a strategy that can be successfully implemented. Moore and Christensen tell us what to do, but their prescription is rarely followed.

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Why Management Ideas Matter

Harvard Business Review

Or consider the influence of Clayton Christensen, who tops the new ranking. Christensen's influence on the business world has been profound. In recent years, for instance, Christensen has applied his ideas to healthcare and education — showing how enlightened management thinking can tackle the big issues facing society.

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When Companies Want to Innovate, But Investors Won’t Let Them

Harvard Business Review

Clayton Christensen and others argue that an incumbent’s failure has little to do with the newness or complexity of the technology. We measured digital innovation based on the number of digital patents the firm had secured from 1998 to 2010. Businesses understand the power of digital innovations to reshape industries and markets.

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Make Time for Time

Harvard Business Review

The foundation for a time allocation strategy starts with your personal purpose and passion. In his McKinsey Award winning 2010 HBR Article, " How Will You Measure Your Life? Clay Christensen writes, "Your decisions about allocating your personal time, energy, and talent ultimately shape your life's strategy."