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Karen Dillon @KarDillon

NYT best-selling author and former editor HBR/ 3x Co-author with @ClayChristensen/#measureyourlife/#microstresseffect

Joined May 2008
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Karen Dillon@KarDillon
30 Jul 2020
Do you have a strategy for your life? It's an excellent time to think about that question. Thanks to sage guidance from Clayton Christensen, I pulled off a life "do-over" a decade ago--with no regrets. My TED talk explains how. #tedtalk lnkd.in/emXbidG

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RBmediaTopAuthors
@RBmediaAuthors
22 Aug 2024
Limited Time Offer: Save 50% on the "HBR Guide to Office Politics" audiobook. Offer ends 09/03 @KarDillon audiobooks.com/promotions/pr…

HBR Guide to Office Politics

Don't let destructive drama sideline your career. Every organization has its share of political drama: Personalities clash. Agendas compete. Turf wars erupt. But you need to work productively with...

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16 Aug 2024
Stop waiting for the life of your dreams and get busy creating it. @kardillon trib.al/tL3cYxd

You've Made It Big in Business--but Are You Actually Happy?

Stop waiting for 'someday' to build the life that will truly fulfill you.

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Reads with Ravi
@readswithravi
30 May 2024
15) The Prosperity Paradox by Clayton M. Christensen, Efosa Ojomo and Karen Dillon “Powerful, persuasive, and wonderfully written, Christensen and his coauthors make a compelling case for the game-changing role of innovation in some of the world's most desperate economies.” — Eric Schmidt
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Harvard Business Impact Education@HarvardBizEdu
24 May 2024
“#Microstresses cause a ripple effect; the more we have, the more agitated we become. So it’s important to be intentional about how we address them.” Learn how from @babson’s Rob Cross, @KarDillon, & @i4cp’s Kevin Martin: hbsp.harvard.edu/inspiring-m… #Stress #MentalHealth #HigherEd

Is Microstress Affecting Your Teaching?

Discover how to combat microstressors—those small yet impactful tensions that chip away at your well-being. From demanding students to evolving technologies, learn to identify and address your...

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Harvard Business Impact Education@HarvardBizEdu
8 May 2024
Feeling on the edge of #burnout but can’t pinpoint why? This article by @babson’s Rob Cross, author @KarDillon, and @i4cp’s Kevin Martin explores the impacts of #microstresses and shares tips for boosting your #productivity in and out of the #classroom: hbsp.harvard.edu/inspiring-m…

Is Microstress Affecting Your Teaching?

Discover how to combat microstressors—those small yet impactful tensions that chip away at your well-being. From demanding students to evolving technologies, learn to identify and address your...

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Harvard Business Review
@HarvardBiz
9 Feb 2024
To create offerings that people truly want to buy, firms need to home in on the job the customer is trying to get done. s.hbr.org/44NhN21

Know Your Customers’ “Jobs to Be Done”

Firms have never known more about their customers, but their innovation processes remain hit-or-miss. Why? According to Christensen and his coauthors, product developers focus too much on building...

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Jerónimo E. García De Brahi
@JeronimoGDB
28 Jan 2024
What’s Fueling Burnout in Your Organization? To reduce this collaboration overload, ask these four questions By Rob Cross,@KarDillon & @MartinKReeves; via @harvardbiz #OrganizationalCulture #Stressmanagement #Management cstu.io/0284df
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Harvard Business Review
@HarvardBiz
30 Dec 2023
Stress comes to us all in tiny little assaults throughout the day — the problem is that most of us believe it has to be this way. hbr.org/2020/07/dont-let-mic…

Don’t Let Micro-Stresses Burn You Out

Stress comes to us all in tiny little assaults throughout our day — what we call “micro-stresses” — for example, the frustration of a colleague missing the mark on a joint project, or the emotional...

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Harvard Business Review
@HarvardBiz
8 Dec 2023
“Don’t worry about the level of individual prominence you have achieved; worry about the individuals you have helped become better people.” hbr.org/2010/07/how-will-you…

How Will You Measure Your Life?

Harvard Business School’s Christensen teaches aspiring MBAs how to apply management and innovation theories to build stronger companies. But he also believes that these models can help people lead...

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What so many companies get wrong is falling in love with their product and trying to sell it to the demographic that should want it. How about, instead, focusing on what customers are struggling to get done and helping them solve that problem? #ClayChristen #jobstobe done
Harvard Business Review
@HarvardBiz
24 Nov 2023
To create offerings that people truly want to buy, firms need to home in on the job the customer is trying to get done. hbr.org/2016/09/know-your-cu…
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David Green@david_green_uk
13 Oct 2023
What’s Fueling Burnout in Your Organization? ow.ly/AipR50PUkGH by @RobCrossNetwork @KarDillon @MartinKReeves #Culture #Leadership #Wellbeing #PeopleAnalytics #ONA

What’s Fueling Burnout in Your Organization?

Many people believe burnout is driven by excessive work demands. In fact, it’s driven by a specific type of demand–work that requires too much collaboration between individuals or teams of employees....

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Locals: anyone looking for something to do on this beautiful fall day, try checking out @Bostonbooksfest in Copley Square. I will be among dozens of authors talking about their books today (my session with HBS professor @AmyCEdmondson at 12:30). bostonbookfest.org/
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Ann Christensen@ann_christensen
14 Sep 2023
Ever find it hard to balance the demands of today with setting aside the time to plan for the long-term growth of your organization? Join us this fall for our next Exec Ed program - we’ll help you with both of those demands. Early bird discounts end this week!
ChristensenInstitute
@ChristensenInst
1 Sep 2023
What does our live, online #ExecutiveLearning course look like? What are the benefits, and how can you get involved? Take a quick, sneak peek and discover our latest course, "#DisruptiveInnovation: From Theory to Practice,” starting this Oct. Enroll now! youtu.be/_lEWCoBfMvo
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Thinkers50@thinkers50
11 Sep 2023
Meet the Breakthrough Idea Award Shortlist, dedicated to CK Prahalad: @ebriceno8; @KarDillon & Rob Cross; @brianjevergreen; William D Eggers & Donald F Kettl; @MartinLindstrom; @DrTinaOpie & @BethALivingston; @aprilrinne; @profwendysmith & @MarianneWLewis: thinkers50.com/blog/thinkers…
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Rotman Management Magazine@RotmanMgmtMag
6 Sep 2023
Don't Miss It: Fall issue virtual launch featuring @strategyzer's @AlexOsterwalder, @rotmanschool's @dilipsoman, @MITSloan/@MIT_CISR's @BarbWixom and The Microstress Effect authors @KarDillon and @RobCrossNetwork. REGISTER HERE: rotmanmag.com/3Z5rnfa
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Leaders Plus@Leaders_Plus
3 Sep 2023
Have you heard the term microstress before? Best-selling author & former editor of @HarvardBiz Karen Dillon (@kardillon) shares the research as well as practical advice for dealing with microstress on the latest Big Careers, Small Children podcast. buff.ly/3OYXKaK
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Leaders Plus@Leaders_Plus
31 Aug 2023
Ever find yourself drowning in a sea of endless responsibilities? Author @KarDillon shares practical advice on addressing microstress on our Big Careers, Small Children podcast. 🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/3ygww7R  #WorkingParents #Microstress #TheMicrostressEffect
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Loved talking with @AineKerr about microstress--and what a great show overall. Here's hoping we helped a few people. :-)
Aine Kerr@AineKerr
12 Aug 2023
We've had a fantastic response to this morning's Reignite guests. You can catch them now on the @RTERadio1 player: rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/11… @MullinsGrainne @aisbmc @KarDillon @vansom @BentFlyvbjerg 📻🙌
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Friends, please take a minute to vote for Chris Deaver and Ian Clawson to share their BraveCore session ("How to Build Cultures People Love ( Co-Create the Future)) at the @SXSW conference. Every vote counts! Click the link below to vote. panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/14…
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We hope it helps! :-)
Kwame Osei-Sarfo, PhD@smokinscientist
2 Aug 2023
I need to add @RobCrossNetwork and @KarDillon's The Microstress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up & Create Big Problems to my reading list ASAP. #harvardbiz #stressrelief #SummerReading
Book cover of The Microstress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up & Create Big Problems by Rob Cross and Karen Dillon

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