Master Relentless Change and Speed Up Your Learning Curve
Every career, and every life, includes necessary pivots brought on by unexpected disruptions to our best-laid plans. Using the learning curve model, we can learn to embrace these pivots and use them to advance along our personal S-curve and grow in our careers and lives.
Praise for Disrupt Yourself:
"Savvy . . . often counterintuitive . . . superb." --
Publishers Weekly"Whitney Johnson has applied 'disruption' to understand why some individuals succeed in remarkable ways. Enjoyed this book!" -- Clayton M. Christensen, Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; New York Times bestselling author, The Innovator's Dilemma
"Applying the lessons of disruptive innovation to personal growth, Johnson shows us how to dramatically increase our productivity, creativity, and happiness." -- Susan Cain, New York Times bestselling author, Quiet
"I've seldom, if ever, read a better-written career development book. Compelling, clear as a bell, research-based, and actionable." -- Tom Peters, bestselling author, In Search of Excellence
"Whitney Johnson not only explains the why and how, but cheers us on along the way to greater meaning, learning, and innovation." -- Adam Grant, Saul P. Steinberg Professor of Management, The Wharton School; New York Times bestselling author, Give and Take
"If you've gone through your career thinking that it's smarter and safer to 'stick with what you know,' get ready to have Whitney Johnson change your mind." -- Liz Wiseman, bestselling author, Multipliers and Rookie Smarts
"Reads like a handbook for innovation. The dramatic 'jumps' that Johnson encourages us to take truly form the basis of creativity and success." -- Steve Wozniak, cofounder, Apple; Chief Scientist, Primary Data