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How Will You Measure Your Life?
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How Will You Measure Your Life?

HarperBusiness, 2012 plus...


Editorial Rating

8

Recommendation

In a time characterized by instant meals, instant messages and instant gratification, it might seem odd to ask if you’re making instant choices you could come to regret. Yet that’s what innovative business experts Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth and Karen Dillon want you to explore. Their sobering, enlightening analysis applies causal business theory not just to improve your prospects for a business, but also your personal and professional life. They explain why causation matters more than correlation, and they deftly show how to use the “if-then” principle in work and life. Christensen concludes this extraordinary book – quite a departure from his seminal writing on innovation – with a personal account of his challenges in practicing its principles. getAbstract warmly recommends this tightly-written, thoughtful guide to making better life choices.

Take-Aways

  • Consciously choose the kind of person you want to become. Commit to that path.
  • Causality is critical to making good business and life decisions. Beware the difference between causality and correlation (the coincidental closeness of two factors).
  • As you pick a direction for your career, distinguish between external “hygiene” factors, such as high pay, and internal “motivation” factors, like passion for your work.

About the Authors

Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen wrote The Innovator’s Dilemma. James Allworth is a fellow at the Forum for Growth and Innovation. Karen Dillon edited the Harvard Business Review and American Lawyer.


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    T. M. 1 decade ago
    If you love both your work and your family then I recommend this book.
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    E. K. 1 decade ago
    I recommend this book. Great read.