How Will You Measure Your Life?
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How Will You Measure Your Life?
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Clayton M. Christensen for Harvard Business Review (July–August 2010 Issue) and the HBR Blog Network. Christensen passed away last week of leukemia. All who knew him loved and respected him.…
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