How Will You Measure Your Life?

• Author: Manwaring, Kurt
• Position: Brief article - Book review

By Clayton Christensen, James Allworth and Karen Dillon

Each year, Clayton Christensen finishes his class at Harvard Business School by giving a lecture on the lessons he has learned during his life. In 2010, he was asked to give a summary of those lessons to the entire student body. Christensen's lessons were soon being referred to in academic journals and news outlets around the world--and for good reason.

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How Will You Measure Your Life? is not your typical book about success. The authors deliberately shy away from providing answers and instead give guiding principles to help readers design their own solutions to various personal and professional challenges. After reading this book, I consciously set aside time each week to review decisions I have made and anticipate making. These times of quiet meditation help me determine how I want to measure my life--and how well I am doing in meeting that intimidating goal.

Christensen and his coauthors, James Allworth and Karen...