Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Few Notes of Wisdom for Reflection from 'How Will You Measure Your Life?' (Book by Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, Karen Dillon)


  • Solving the challenges in your life requires a deep understanding of what causes what to happen.
  • "The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.  And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.  If you haven't found it yet, keep looking.  Don't settle.  As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it." - Steve Jobs
  • Too many of us who start down the path of compromise will never make it back.
  • What's most important to you in your career?
  • Problem is that what we think matters most in our jobs often doesn't align with what will really make us happy.
  • Good intentions are not enough...spend your resources consistent with your intentions.
  • The opposite of job dissatisfaction isn't job satisfaction, but rather an absence of job dissatisfaction.

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Are you building a sustainable organization?


Very Important for all leaders and boards to reflect on: ARE YOU BUILDING SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONS?

As the discussions focus on economic challenges, changes, unpredictable environments, global dynamics and impact on organizations:
* How are the actions of leaders in your organization linked or measured with creating long term value and building organizations to last long term? 
 * How are leaders measured on this dimension? What behaviors does that encourage? 
 * How do boards and organizations find the right ratio in requiring leaders to create short term vs. long term value?