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The Republicans are wrong in thinking that the rich create jobs. In reality, many of the richest Americans have been investing in efficiency innovations rather than to create jobs. And the Democrats are wrong, because growth won't happen if they distribute the wealth of the wealthy to everyone else.

~Clayton Christensen

Topics: American Because Been Create Democrats Distribute Efficiency Else Everyone Everyone Else Growth Happen Innovations Investing Jobs Many Rather Reality Republicans Rich Richest Than Thinking Wealth Wealthy Wrong

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Optimizing return on capital will generate less growth than optimizing return on education.

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Topics: Capital Education Generate Growth Less Return Than Will

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The principles of disruptive innovation are indeed intended to be guidelines to assist managers both in introducing disruptive innovations as well as identifying disruptive developments in their market.

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Topics: Assist Both Developments Disruptive Guidelines Identifying Indeed Innovation Innovations Intended Introducing Managers Market Principles Well

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Companies, in fact, are specifically organized to under-invest in disruptive innovations! This is one reason why we often suggest that companies set up separate teams or groups to commercialize disruptive innovations. When disruptive innovations have to fight with other innovations for resources, they tend to lose out.

~Clayton Christensen

Topics: Companies Disruptive Fact Fight Groups In Fact Innovations Lose Often Organized Other Out Reason Resources Separate Set Specifically Suggest Teams Tend Up Why

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We have found that companies need to speak a common language because some of the suggested ways to harness disruptive innovation are seemingly counterintuitive. If companies don't have that common language, it is hard for them to come to consensus on a counterintuitive course of action.

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Topics: Action Because Come Common Companies Consensus Course Disruptive Found Hard Harness Innovation Language Need Seemingly Some Speak Suggested Them Ways

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When considering a career move, consider the most important assumptions that have to prove true and how you can swiftly and inexpensively test if they are valid. Also, remain realistic about the path ahead of you.

~Clayton Christensen

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Disruption is continuously afoot in every industry, but especially in autos. It is how Toyota, Nissan and Honda bloodied Detroit: They did not start their attack with Lexus, Infiniti and Acura, but with low-end subcompact models branded Corona, Datsun and CVCC.

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Growth makes management easier. In particular, it makes making labor concessions seem easy. It's when growth stops because you're being disrupted that managing becomes really, really hard, and as a result, most disrupted companies simply disappear.

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Topics: Because Becomes Being Companies Disappear Easier Easy Growth Hard Labor Makes Making Management Managing Most Particular Really Result Seem Simply Stops You

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Innovation almost always is not successful the first time out. You try something, and it doesn't work, and it takes confidence to say we haven't failed yet... Ultimately, you become commercially successful.

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If you make that decision, that you'll always follow that rule, then your commitment to do it sinks into your heart, and when you realize the benefits of having integrity time after time, it really changes your heart, not just your head.

~Clayton Christensen

Topics: After Always Benefits Changes Commitment Decision Follow Having Head Heart Integrity Just Make Realize Really Rule Then Time You Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: April 6th, 1952

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