How Will You Measure Your Life?-Harvard Business Review 10/5/105:10PM life?'instead of'What's the place where I can get the maximum of both? Patrick Chun,Harvard Business School,Class of 2010 His Plans:To join Bain Capital "The financial crisis helped me realize that you have to do what you really love in life.My current vision of success is based on the impact I can have,the experiences I can gain,and the happiness I can find personally,much more so than the pursuit of money or prestige.My main motivations are(1)to be with my family and people I care about;(2)to do something fun,exciting, and impactful;and(3)to pursue a long-term career in entrepreneurship,where I can build companies that change the way the world works." Matt Salzberg,Harvard Business School,Class of 2010 His Plans:To work for Bessemer Venture Partners "Because I'm returning to McKinsey,it probably seems like not all that much has changed for me.But while I was at HBS,I decided to do the dual degree at the Kennedy School.With the elections in 2008 and the economy looking shaky,it seemed more compelling for me to get a better understanding of the public and nonprofit sectors.In a way,that drove my return to McKinsey,where I'll have the ability to explore private,public,and nonprofit sectors. "The recession has made us step back and take stock of how lucky we are.The crisis to us is'Are we going to have a job by April?'Crisis to a lot of people is'Are we going to stay in our home?" John Coleman,Harvard Business School,Class of 2010 His Plans:To return to McKinsey Company Clayton M.Christensen(cchristensen@hbs.edu)is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. http://hbr.org/2010/07/how-will-you-measure-your-life/ar/pr Page 6 of 6How Will You Measure Your Life? - Harvard Business Review 10/5/10 5:10 PM http://hbr.org/2010/07/how-will-you-measure-your-life/ar/pr Page 6 of 6 life?ʼ instead of ʻWhatʼs the place where I can get the maximum of both?ʼ” Patrick Chun, Harvard Business School, Class of 2010 His Plans: To join Bain Capital “The financial crisis helped me realize that you have to do what you really love in life. My current vision of success is based on the impact I can have, the experiences I can gain, and the happiness I can find personally, much more so than the pursuit of money or prestige. My main motivations are (1) to be with my family and people I care about; (2) to do something fun, exciting, and impactful; and (3) to pursue a long-term career in entrepreneurship, where I can build companies that change the way the world works.” Matt Salzberg, Harvard Business School, Class of 2010 His Plans: To work for Bessemer Venture Partners “Because Iʼm returning to McKinsey, it probably seems like not all that much has changed for me. But while I was at HBS, I decided to do the dual degree at the Kennedy School. With the elections in 2008 and the economy looking shaky, it seemed more compelling for me to get a better understanding of the public and nonprofit sectors. In a way, that drove my return to McKinsey, where Iʼll have the ability to explore private, public, and nonprofit sectors. “The recession has made us step back and take stock of how lucky we are. The crisis to us is ʻAre we going to have a job by April?ʼ Crisis to a lot of people is ʻAre we going to stay in our home?ʼ” John Coleman, Harvard Business School, Class of 2010 His Plans: To return to McKinsey & Company Clayton M. Christensen (cchristensen@hbs.edu) is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School