Clayton M. Christensen

Competing Against the Future: A book review by Bob Morris

October 7, 2016

Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice Clayton M. Christensen, Taddy Hall, Karen Dillon, and David S. Duncan HarperBusiness/An imprint of HarperCollins (October 2016) How and why you really can create products and services that you know,…

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The Clayton M. Christensen Reader: A book review by Bob Morris

March 13, 2016

The Clayton M. Christensen Reader Clayton M. Christensen and Various Co-Authors Harvard Business Review Press (2016) If you think disruption is a problem, try stagnation. The Harvard Business Review Press continues to publish anthologies of HBR articles that Amazon US…

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What Is Disruptive Innovation?

November 25, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor, and Rory McDonald for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain…

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The Road to Character: A book review by Bob Morris

April 28, 2015

The Road to Character David Brooks Random House (2015) Here is a thoughtful and heartfelt affirmation of a “moral ecology” that can help all of us to cultivate stronger character I have read and then reviewed most of David Brooks’…

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The First Mile: A book review by Bob Morris

May 22, 2014

The First Mile: A Launch Manual for Getting Great Ideas into the Market Scott D. Anthony Harvard Business Review Press (2014) “Don’t worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you’ll have to ram them down…

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Three Rules For Success: Michael E. Raynor at TEDx University of Nevada

May 7, 2014

Michael E. Raynor is a director at Deloitte Services LP. In his research and client work he explores corporate strategy, innovation, and growth across a wide variety of industries. Michael is co-author with Clayton M. Christensen of The Innovator’s Solution,…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing: A book review by Bob Morris

May 18, 2013

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing HBR Editors and various contributors Harvard Busxiness Review Press (2013) How the right strategy can help create or increase demand for whatever is offered This is one in a series of volumes that…

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Who is Ernest Becker and what is his relevance to today’s business world?

January 1, 2013

Ernest Becker (1924-1974) was a cultural anthropologist and interdisciplinary scientific thinker and writer. He is probably most famous for one of his nine books, Denial of Death, published in 1973 and awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1974 (for general non-fiction)…

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Innovate by Looking for Problem Patterns

December 14, 2012

Here is another in a series of videos produced by HBR during which major thought leaders discuss especially important business subjets. During this program, Clayton Christensen, Harvard Business School Professor, explains how to approach innovation creatively by studying the problem…

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“Which business books should every executive keep near at hand?”

December 9, 2012

Soon most of us will be exchanging holiday gifts and perhaps you’ll be asked what you would like to have. Why not suggest some business books? In my opinion, whether as a gift from someone else or one you give…

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