How Will You Measure Your Life?

也許，這本書將改變你的人生選擇。
這是第一本將企業管理的研究成果套用在人生規劃上的書，
神奇地將商管書與勵志書結合於一體，
你將看到，當彼得．杜拉克遇上米奇．艾爾邦時釋放出的燦爛火花。

　　2010年春，創新大師克里斯汀生教授對哈佛商學院畢業班發表一場極具影響力的演說，他舉出一些哈佛商學院同班同學的例子，許多人絕非在畢業時即刻意計劃要跟配偶離婚、跟小孩疏離，甚至鬧出醜聞、犯罪入獄，為何追求成就的人常常掉入引發不幸的陷阱？他們的人生策略究竟出了什麼問題？

克里斯汀生教授花了幾十年的時間才徹底了解他的人生，並分享自己曾嚮往成為《華爾街日報》編輯、被自己創設的公司開除、發現對教學的熱情、以及教養孩子等歷程，如何交叉運用審慎策略和應變策略來因應人生的突發狀況。

　　他發現，哈佛商學院課堂中教導的理論，不僅能解釋企業問題，也能拿來管理並預測自己的人生。這本充滿啟示與智慧的書，將幫助你了解，如何依心目中的優先順序，調配行動、時間、及資源，以管理好人際關係，甚至改善教養方式，並果決地回答：「你要如何衡量你的人生」，進而找到人生的意義與幸福。

　　How do you lead a fulfilling life? That profound question animates this book of inspiration and insight from world-class business strategist and bestselling author of The Innovator’s Dilemma, Clayton Christensen.

　　After beating a heart attack, advanced-stage cancer and a stroke in three successive years, the world-renowned innovation expert and author of one of the best selling and most influential business books of all time – The Innovator’s Dilemma – Clayton M. Christensen delivered a short but powerful speech to the Harvard Business School graduating class. He presented a set of personal guidelines that have helped him find meaning and happiness in his life – a challenge even the brightest and most motivated of students find daunting.

　　Akin to The Last Lecture in its revelatory perspective following life-altering events, that speech subsequently became a hugely popular article in the Harvard Business Review and is now a groundbreaking book, putting forth a series of questions and models for success that have long been applied in the world of business, but also can be used to find cogent answers to pressing life questions: How can I be sure that I’ll find satisfaction in my career? How can I be sure that my relationships with my spouse, my family and my close friends become enduring sources of happiness? How can I avoid compromising my integrity (and stay out of jail)?

　　How Will You Measure Your Life? is a highly original, surprising book from a singular business figure. It’s a book sure to inspire and educate readers – companies and individuals, students of business, mid-career professionals, and even parents – the world over.

　　★本書中譯版《你要如何衡量你的人生？：哈佛商學院最重要的一堂課》由天下文化出版。

作者簡介

克雷頓．克里斯汀生Clayton M. Christensen

　　1952年出生於美國猶他州鹽湖城，是一名虔誠的摩門教徒。他曾在楊百翰大學和牛津大學攻讀經濟學並取得碩士學位，後來又進入哈佛大學商學院攻讀企管碩士，並取得哈佛大學商學院企管博士學位。

　　從1992年起，克里斯汀生即在哈佛大學商業院擔任企業管理系教授，其研究與教學興趣主要在技術創新、發展組織能力，以及為新科技發掘新市場。

　　他曾於1979和1984年期間，進入波士頓顧問集團（Boston Consulting Group，BCG）擔任顧問。離開後，他陸續創立了四家公司，包括陶瓷系統工程公司（CPS）和創見研究所（Innosight）等，把他對創新研究的熱情，化為對追求創新企業的實際行動。

　　他發表在《哈佛商業評論》的文章，曾五度榮獲「麥肯錫最佳論文獎」；著有七本書。2011年時更被Thinkers50選為「當代50名最具影響力的商業思想家」之一。

　　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.

詹姆斯．歐沃斯James Allworth　

　　澳洲人，畢業於澳洲大學（Australian National University）及哈佛大學商學院，並取得貝克學者（Baker Scholar）之銜。曾任職於博斯顧問公司（Booz & Company）及蘋果公司。

　　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.

凱倫．狄倫Karen Dillon

　　畢業於康乃爾大學、西北大學新聞所，曾任《哈佛商業評論》編輯（至2011年）。2011年時被社會企業Ashoka評選為「全球最具影響力及啟發性」的女性。

　　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.