Clayton M. Christensen is the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. In addition to his most recent book, How Will You Measure Your Life, he is the author of seven critically-acclaimed books, including several New York Times bestsellers — The Innovator''s Dilemma, The Innovator''s Solution and most recently, Disrupting Class. Christensen is the co-founder of Innosight, a management consultancy; Rose Park Advisors, an investment firm; and the Innosight Institute, a non-profit think tank. In 2011, he was named the world’s most influential business thinker by Thinkers50.A native of Australia, James Allworth is a graduate of the Harvard Business School, where he was named a Baker Scholar, and the Australian National University. He writes regularly for the Harvard Business Review. He has previously worked at Booz & Company, and Apple.Karen Dillon was Editor of the Harvard Business Review until 2011. She previously served as deputy editor of Inc magazine and was editor and publisher of the critically-acclaimed American Lawyer magazine. She is a graduate of Cornell University and Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. In 2011, she was named by Ashoka as one of the world’s most influential and inspiring women.
As a long-time fan of Clay Christensen, I was eager to read
Competing Against Luck -- and it didn't disappoint. This book has
the potential to change the way you view innovation. Engaging and
well-written, Christensen and his co-authors caused me to stop and
really think about how Khan Academy is growing. I highly recommend
it.--Sal Khan, Founder & CEO, Khan Academy
Clayton Christensen's books on innovation are mandatory reading at
Netflix.--Reed Hastings, Co-founder and CEO of Netflix
Competing Against Luck offers fresh thinking on how to get
innovation right. Clayton Christensen and his coauthors offer a
compelling take on how to truly understand customers by the
progress they're seeking to make in their lives. Bravo!--Muhtar
Kent, CEO of The Coca-Cola Company
In an age of big data and hyper segmentation, Christensen's
thinking is refreshing and clarifying. This book will relieve you
of tired marketing conversations and invite you into worlds of new
and ultimately, defining possibilities. Competing Against Luck is a
must read for anyone working on developing or sustaining a
distinctive brand.--Maureen Chiquet, former CEO of Chanel and
author of forthcoming Beyond the Label
This game-changing book is filled with compelling real world
examples, including from inside Intuit. Jobs Theory has had --and
will continue to have ---a profound influence on Intuit's approach
to innovation. It just might change yours, too.--Scott Cook,
Co-founder & Chairman of Intuit
Competing Against Luck is an excellent primer on the both the
theory, and on the applications of this theory to many areas of
business. A fun and quick read - and a set of ideas that will be
useful when you negotiate with vendors or plan your next program.--
Inside Higher Education
Clay Christensen and his co-authors have presented critical
business thinkers and doers with a breakthrough theory that will
change how leaders approach innovation by reverse engineering from
a high value and focused customer job to be done. I have read it
cover to cover--and will ask my top team to do the same.--Ron
Frank, IBM
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