https://hbr.org/2010/07/how-will-you-measure-your-life
Clayton M. Christensen is the world’s leading authority on innovation, most notably due to his all-time classic “The Innovator’s Dilemma,” just about the only business book Steve Jobs ever thought was valuable to him.
Clayton teaches a class at Harvard Business School where students assesses businesses using certain “lenses” or what Clayton calls, theories. They use these theories to forecast the future success of business. On the last day of class Clayton uses the same methods to look at students instead of businesses. They don’t focus on what a student hopes will happen. Rather, they allow a predictive theory tell what the future holds for each individual student. He writes the following three questions to teach the students how to think
- How can I be sure I will be successful and happy in my career?
- How can I be sure my relationships (with my spouse, my children, my extended family, and my close friends) become a resources of enduring happiness?
- How can I be sure I live a life of integrity — and stay out of jail?
Questions:
Session I:
1. What we think matters most in our jobs often does not align with what will really makes us happy. Do you agree it?
2. Who asserts that the powerful motivator in our jobs isn’t money; it’s the opportunity to learn, grow in responsibilities, contribute to others, and be recognized for the achievements. Does this apply to yourself?
3. What makes you happy in your career?
Session II:
1. Build intuition and empathy by thinking of your family life as a job. Here’s the single-best question you can ask to improve any relationship: “What job does X need me to do the most?” (X is the person in question. Could be your best friend, your dad, your family as a whole, or your partner.)
2. Share your experience on what it means to understand the job you’re “hired” to do (as a spouse, a friend or a parent) and why sacrificing for your loved ones is actually a vital part of relationship-building and satisfaction.
3. To lead a life of integrity means always living by the general principles you create. It’s easy to find the exception to your general rule and do something differently “just this once”. It’s easier to hold to your principles 100 percent of the time than it is to hold to them 98 percent of the time. Decide what you stand for, and then stand for all the time.
(1) Are there any principles that you create and insist in your life? Have you ever given in to “ just this once” to cross the line in particularly situation? If you given in to “just this once”, will you regret?
(2) For most people, integrity is the default setting. How can you avoid compromising your integrity?
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Agenda
6:45 ~ 7:00pm Greetings & Free Talk / Ordering Beverage or Meal / Getting Newcomer’s Information
7:00 ~ 7:10pm Opening Remarks / Newcomer’s Self-introduction / Grouping
(Session I)
7:00 ~ 7:40pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
7:40 ~ 7:55pm Summarization (15 mins)
7:55 ~ 8:0pm Regrouping / Instruction Giving / Taking a 5 Minutes Break (Intermission)
(Session II)
8:00 ~ 8:40pm Discussion Session (30 mins)
8:40 ~ 8:55pm Summarization and conclusion (15 mins)
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Meeting Date: As shown in the Subject Line
Meeting Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Meeting Venue: 丹堤咖啡 Dante Coffee (Minimum Order $80)
Address: 台北市濟南路三段25號-捷運忠孝新生站3號出口步行3分鐘
Important Notes:
1. Participants are recommended to print out the questions for the discussion. Also, the supporting articles, if preferred not to access them via their own mobile phone.
2. Please read the articles and discussion questions provided by the host and write down your thoughts in English in advance