A lot has been written about the Internet bust. From my point of view, it's quite clear the … - Clayton Christensen

Same topic Authors

Quote of the day

Mark and jay Duplass really like to improvise. Even if we beg them to go back to the script, they invariably ask us to go "off the rails," as they like to call it. It's just the way they work. You get a full written script. And it's really, really, really good, so that's why it's kind of peculiar that they always want you to improvise, because if I wrote something that good, I would want everyone to stick to the dialogue that was written.

Clayton Christensen

A lot has been written about the Internet bust. From my point of view, it's quite clear the Internet isn't a category; the Internet is a technological infrastructure that can be deployed to facilitate a disruptive business model or a sustaining business model.

Disruptive, Infrastructure, Internet, Quite, Sustaining, Views

Same Author Quotes

The path I am trying so hard to follow is in fact the one that God my Father and His Son Jesus Christ want me to pursue. It has brought me deep happiness.

Deep, Father, God, Jesus, Son

Breaking an old business model is always going to require leaders to follow their instinct. There will always be persuasive reasons not to take a risk. But if you only do what worked in the past, you will wake up one day and find that you’ve been passed by.

Day, Follow, Leader, Past, Reasons, Risk

Businesses want to think in terms of categories. Consumers want us to think in terms of their needs.

Businesses, Categories, Needs, Terms, Thinking, Want

One of the factors that make great companies so great is that they have processes that allow them to solve difficult problems again and again. These processes have developed over time as teams have successfully wrestled with a certain type of challenge. Eventually, people begin to say, "This is just how we do something around here. " The problem develops when that team then has to solve a very different set of challenges. The processes that are such strengths can be crushing liabilities.

Crush, Make, People, Processes, Successfully, Team

My conclusion: Management is the most noble of professions if it's practiced well. No other occupation offers as many ways to help others learn and grow, take responsibility and be recognized for achievement, and contribute to the success of a team.

Contribute, Motivational, Practiced, Recognized, Responsibility, Team