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From the world's leading thinker on innovation and New York Times bestselling author of The Innovator's Dilemma, Clayton M. Christensen, comes an unconventional book of inspiration and wisdom for achieving a fulfilling life. Christensen's The Innovator's Dilemma, notably the only business book that Apple's Steve Jobs said "deeply influenced" him, is widely recognized as one of the most significant business books ever published. Now, in the tradition of Randy Pausch's The Last Lecture and Anna Quindlen's A Short Guide to a Happy Life, Christensen's How Will You Measure Your Life is with a book of lucid observations and penetrating insights designed to help any reader--student or teacher, mid-career professional or retiree, parent or child--forge their own paths to fulfillment.
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Publisher's Weekly Review
Based on a 2010 speech to the Harvard Business School graduating class, innovation expert and HBS professor Christensen (The Innovator's Dilemma) tackles the question of how to live a happy, meaningful, purpose-filled life. Even before his stroke and cancer diagnosis, Christensen routinely questioned his students not just about their career ambitions but about what they hoped for their lives. He extends that conversation in this highly engaging and intensely revealing work, distilling lessons learned from studying businesses over the course of a multidecade academic career and spinning them into deeply personal wisdom. He draws on examples from companies like Intel, Disney, and Iridium to illustrate how we can align our actions, time, and resources with our priorities, manage relationships, and even improve parenting. He interweaves personal stories into these lessons, including his early, never realized desire to be the editor of the Wall Street Journal, being fired from a CEO job, his passion for teaching, and his own parenting experiences. Spiritual without being preachy, this work is especially relevant for young people embarking on their career, but also useful for anyone who wants to live a more meaningful life in accordance with their values. Agent: Danny Stern, Stern Associates. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Table of Contents
| Prologue | p. 1 |
| 1 Just Because You Have Feathers... | p. 9 |
| Section I Finding Happiness in Your Career | p. 19 |
| 2 What Makes Us Tick | p. 25 |
| 3 The Balance of Calculation and Serendipity | p. 42 |
| 4 Your Strategy Is Not What You Say It Is | p. 62 |
| Section II Finding Happiness in Your Relationships | p. 77 |
| 5 The Ticking Clock | p. 84 |
| 6 What Job Did You Hire That Milkshake For? | p. 99 |
| 7 Sailing Your Kids on Theseus's Ship | p. 120 |
| 8 The Schools of Experience | p. 140 |
| 9 The Invisible Hand Inside Your Family | p. 158 |
| Section III Staying Out of Jail | p. 175 |
| 10 Just This Once... | p. 178 |
| Epilogue | p. 193 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 207 |
