Christensen, professor at Harvard Business School, master of management thinking and author of "The Innovator's Dilemma", was awarded the "50 Most Influential Thinkers of Our Time".
Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Andrew Grove, and Malcolm Gladwell highly praised Christensen. Christensen is also the author of "The Innovator's Dilemma" and guided China's Internet entrepreneurship. Robin Li, Jack Ma, and Zhou Hongyi all highly respected him.
In the spring of 2010, Christensen was diagnosed with lymphoma.
He endured the torment of chemotherapy, fought against the disease, and repeatedly thought about whether his life was meaningful. He realized that "God measures my life not by money, but by how many people I can help and become a better person."
He delivered a powerful speech to Harvard Business School graduates: How do you measure your life? ?
This speech is thought-provoking. He uses the theories taught in the Harvard Business School class to not only explain problems in enterprises, but also to manage and predict one's own life, thereby achieving the perfection and happiness of life.
In this book, Professor Christensen shares his life experiences of dreaming to be an editor of the Wall Street Journal, being fired from the company he founded, discovering his passion for teaching, raising children, and fighting illness.
Professor Christensen said sincerely that he had used his business management research results to calmly resolve all the emergencies he encountered in life and work.
As long as you want to live a meaningful life, you can get inspiration from this book.
Reader comments
The writing may be really good. The only regret is that I read it without a good schedule, so I swallowed it a little bit and felt that I didn't understand it thoroughly. However, I generally saw some clues. Here I want to say that running a business is similar to running a family, but many people don't agree with it. It is too utilitarian for people, but in today's society and the background of rampant realism, I think it is still advisable to start the family business with the mentality and model of running a business, because the maintenance of family ties is inseparable from money, and at the same time, it can make the business more stable, except for emergencies of course! Otherwise, the current situation of many Chinese families and social problems will become more and more similar to that of Japan. People will become more and more indifferent to each other, and family affection and friendship will become increasingly diluted. This is terrible, and will almost push humans into the primitive animal world!
The most impressive sentence: What is the most important thing in your life, and how do you evaluate your life. The moment I saw it, I felt like crying. It seemed that I had never thought about this problem. I just went to work as a machine and never asked myself what kind of person I wanted to be.
The only way to have job satisfaction is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found this kind of job yet, keep looking. Don't settle, follow your heart and you will find it one day. ——Quoted from Chapter: Full Book
Any strategy—whether a business strategy or a personal life strategy—is derived from hundreds of daily decisions about how to spend time, energy, and money;
The safest road to hell is the smoothest road - the slope is gentle and the road under your feet is soft. There are no hidden surprises, no milestones, and no direction signs on this road. ——Introduction
I was so inspired by this book! It not only taught me how to measure life, but also made me understand many truths through the author's real experience. I especially like the description of the characters' personalities and experiences in the book, which makes me feel the diversity and possibilities of life. I also admire the author's courage and persistence in the face of difficulties. This book was like a wise man chatting with me and giving me a lot of valuable advice. I will recommend it to other mothers, let us better plan our lives together!
The writing may be really good. The only regret is that I read it without a good schedule, so I swallowed it a little bit and felt that I didn't understand it thoroughly. However, I generally saw some clues. Here I want to say that running a business is similar to running a family, but many people don't agree with it. It is too utilitarian for people, but in today's society and the background of rampant realism, I think it is still advisable to start the family business with the mentality and model of running a business, because the maintenance of family ties is inseparable from money, and at the same time, it can make the business more stable, except for emergencies of course! Otherwise, the current situation of many Chinese families and social problems will become more and more similar to that of Japan. People will become more and more indifferent to each other, and family affection and friendship will become increasingly diluted. This is terrible, and will almost push humans into the primitive animal world!
The most impressive sentence: What is the most important thing in your life, and how do you evaluate your life. The moment I saw it, I felt like crying. It seemed that I had never thought about this problem. I just went to work as a machine and never asked myself what kind of person I wanted to be.
The only way to have job satisfaction is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found this kind of job yet, keep looking. Don't settle, follow your heart and you will find it one day. ——Quoted from Chapter: Full Book Any strategy—whether a business strategy or a personal life strategy—is derived from hundreds of daily decisions about how to spend time, energy, and money; The safest road to hell is the smoothest road - the slope is gentle and the road under your feet is soft. There are no hidden surprises, no milestones, and no direction signs on this road. ——Introduction
I was so inspired by this book! It not only taught me how to measure life, but also made me understand many truths through the author's real experience. I especially like the description of the characters' personalities and experiences in the book, which makes me feel the diversity and possibilities of life. I also admire the author's courage and persistence in the face of difficulties. This book was like a wise man chatting with me and giving me a lot of valuable advice. I will recommend it to other mothers, let us better plan our lives together!