All Clayton Christensen Quotes
- You may hate gravity, but gravity doesn't care. Care
- We decided that humility was defined not by self-deprecating behavior or attitudes but by the esteem with which you regard others... Generally, you can be… Attitude
- Whenever we have thanked these men and women for what they have done for us, without exception they have expressed gratitude for having the chance… Chance
- ...it's easier to hold to your principles 100% of the time than it is to hold to them 98% of the time. Character
- Doing deals doesn't yield the deep rewards that come from building up people. Building
- I've concluded that the metric by which God will assess my life isn't dollars but the individual people whose lives I've touched. Assess
- My conclusion: Management is the most noble of professions if it's practiced well. No other occupation offers as many ways to help others learn and… Achievement
- There are more than 9,000 billing codes for individual procedures and units of care. But there is not a single billing code for patient adherence… Adherence
- If you defer investing your time and energy until you see that you need to, chances are it will already be too late. Chance
- Motivation is the catalyzing ingredient for every successful innovation. The same is true for learning. Catalyzing
- Breaking an old business model is always going to require leaders to follow their instinct. There will always be persuasive reasons not to take a… Always Going
- Because if the decisions you make about where you invest your blood, sweat, and tears are not consistent with the person you aspire to be,… Aspire
- Disruptive innovations create jobs, efficiency innovations destroy them. Create
- Innovation almost always is not successful the first time out. You try something and it doesn't work and it takes confidence to say we haven't… Almost Always
- Questions are places in your mind where answers fit. If you haven't asked the question, the answer has nowhere to go. It hits your mind… Answer
- Its actually really important that you succeed at what youre succeeding at, but that isnt going to be the measure of your life. Actually Really
- Every time you take someone figuratively by the hand and introduce him or her to Jesus Christ, you will feel how deeply our Savior loves… Christ
- As I have studied the Bible and the Book of Mormon, I have come to know through the power of the Spirit of God, that… Bible
- I've concluded that the metric by which God will assess my life isn't dollars, but the individual people whose lives I've touched. I think that's… Achieved
- Focus is scary—until you realize that it only means turning your back on markets you could never have anyway. Sharp focus on jobs that customers… Customers