In part 2 of our series to honour the work, life and theories of Clayton Christensen, Joseph Bower unpacks that famous HBR article, "Disruptive Technologies: Catching the Wave" This article spawned the book, "The Innovator's Dilemma" Joe Bower s the father of "Resource Allocation theory" included in his 1970 groundbreaking book, Managing the Resource Allocation Process. He has been a leader in general management at Harvard Business School for over five decades where he is the Donald K. David Professor Emeritus. He was Clayton Christensen’s doctoral thesis adviser and worked with Clay to develop and stress-test his theories. Just some of the topics covered in this episode:

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:46 Managing Resource Allocation
00:02:57 Dissertation Supervisor for Clayton Christensen
00:04:11 Traits of Great Leaders
00:06:19 Resource Allocation
00:08:44 Group Decision Making
00:26:56 The Human Element of Change
00:46:46 Advice for Changemakers and Leaders
00:51:25 Getting People to Change Their Mind
00:56:29 Final Thoughts on Clayton Christensen