Life beyond the bottom line: Clayton Christensen's new book has business world buzzing

Published: Sunday, May 13 2012 12:00 p.m. MDT

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Every time Clayton Christensen attended a reunion of his Harvard Business School class, he learned that success in the office had taken its toll elsewhere. So Christensen began to address the real meaning of family and life in his classes. He gave a speech about it and then wrote an article and now ultimately a book — "How Will You Measure Your Life?"

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Chandler, AZ

The other ironic thing about the message of this book is that it is written by an LDS scholar and will while it is intended for all careers, all walks of life, it will certainly resonate in the LDS culture. But therein lies the irony. Because in More..

12:08 p.m. May 14, 2012
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marxist

Salt Lake City, UT

On their face Christensen's ascertions are dead on. As I approach the end of my life I am most concerned about what I've done right and what I've done wrong as a parent and husband - no question. But does our system, i.e. capitalism, More..

9:06 p.m. May 13, 2012
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Stephen Kent Ehat

Lindon, UT

Just a reaction to "Marxist's" comment above. He asks: "Does our system, i.e., capitalism, encourage the kinds of behaviors Christensen defends?" Marxist answers: "No."

But capitalism allows the kinds of More..

7:23 a.m. May 14, 2012
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