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Negotiating Innovation and Control

Harvard Business Review

But you know, my leadership team is smart. Academics offer up at least three answers: Clayton Christensen asserts that a single organization can't house two competing systems; companies seeking to drive disruptive growth therefore need to create spinoff organizations. That iteration-itis post you wrote really hit home," she said.

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How Will You Measure Your Company's Life?

Harvard Business Review

Clayton Christensen's book How Will You Measure Your Life has turned into a well-deserved best seller. The book traces back to Christensen's 2010 Harvard Business Review article , which was based on a speech he gave to that year's graduating Harvard Business School class. Leadership compensation. Environmental impact.