The only way all people can have the opportunity to choose or reject the gospel of Jesus Christ is for us, without… — Clayton M. Christensen Copy Share Image
The dumb-manager theory of business problems just didn't hold water for me. There had to be a deeper reason why smart people… — Clayton M. Christensen Copy Share Image
Most people have never thought through how they're going to allocate their time. You need to make a decision in advance. — Clayton M. Christensen Copy Share Image
I wouldn't say there isn't a direct path to a successful career. There are people who knew exactly what they wanted to… — Clayton M. Christensen Copy Share Image
Things happen to us in unpredictable ways, but the effect that that has on the kind of people who we become actually… — Clayton M. Christensen Copy Share Image
I believe that we can, in a deliberate way, articulate the kind of people we want to become. — Clayton M. Christensen Copy Share Image
The breakthrough innovations come when the tension is greatest and the resources are most limited. That's when people are actually a lot… — Clayton M. Christensen Copy Share Image
“Identifying disruptive footholds means connecting with specific jobs that people—your future customers—are trying to get done in their lives.” — Clayton M. Christensen Copy Share Image
“In the words of Andy Grove: “To understand a company’s strategy, look at what they actually do rather than what they say they will do.”…. Here is a way to frame the investments that we make in the strategy that becomes our lives: we have resources – which include personal time, energy, talent and wealth – and we are using… — Clayton M. Christensen Copy Share
The concept of disruption is about competitive response; it is not a theory of growth. It's adjacent to growth. But it's not about growth. — Clayton M. Christensen Copy Share Image
“disruptive technology should be framed as a marketing challenge, not a technological one.” — Clayton M. Christensen Copy Share Image
The only way all people can have the opportunity to choose or reject the gospel of Jesus Christ is for us, without judgment, to… — Clayton M. Christensen Copy Share Image
The dumb-manager theory of business problems just didn't hold water for me. There had to be a deeper reason why smart people would make… — Clayton M. Christensen Copy Share Image
By doing what they must do to keep their margins strong and their stock price healthy, every company paves the way for its own… — Clayton M. Christensen Copy Share Image
Every city and town in America would be bankrupt if they kept their books the way private-sector companies keep their books - because of… — Clayton M. Christensen Copy Share Image
“the breakthrough researcher first discovers the fundamental causal mechanism behind the phenomena of success. This allows those who are looking for “an answer” to… — Clayton M. Christensen Copy Share Image
“In contrast, investing time and energy in your relationship with your spouse and children typically doesn’t offer that same immediate sense of achievement. Kids misbehave every day. It’s really not until 20 years down the road that you can put your hands on your hips and say, “I raised a good son or a good daughter.” You can neglect your… — Clayton M. Christensen Copy Share
In our personal lives, we have a lot of businesses going on. I have a profession, I'm a father, a spouse, a good member… — Clayton M. Christensen Copy Share Image
For 300 years, higher education was not disruptable because there was no technological core. — Clayton M. Christensen Copy Share Image
