James Collins is a student and teacher of leadership and what makes
great companies tick.Having invested a quarter century of research
into the topic, he has authored or coauthored six books that have
sold in total more than 10 million copies worldwide.Driven by a
relentless curiosity, Jim began his research and teaching career on
the faculty at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he
received the Distinguished Teaching Award in 1992. In 1995, he
founded a management laboratory in Boulder, Colorado, where he
conducts research and engages in Socratic dialogue with CEOs and
senior leadership teams. In addition to his work in the business
sector, James has a passion for learning and teaching in the social
sectors, including education, health care, government, faith-based
organizations, social ventures, and cause-driven nonprofits. In
2012 and 2013, he had the honor to serve a two-year appointment as
the Class of 1951 Chair for the Study of Leadership at the United
States Military Academy at West Point.James holds a bachelor's
degree in mathematical sciences and an MBA from Stanford
University, and honorary doctoral degrees from the University of
Colorado and the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management at
Claremont Graduate University.He is an avid rock climber, with
one-day ascents of the north face of Half Dome and the 3,000-foot
south face of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley.
William C. Lazier was the Nancy and Charles Munger Professor of
Business, Emeritus, at Stanford Law School. Hegraduated from
Stanford in 1957 with a master's in business administration. Lazier
returned there in 1982to lecture at the Graduate School of
Business, where he taught management of smaller companies and real
estate for the next 11 years. He served on the boards of numerous
corporations and organizations, including Diamond Rentals, American
Security Products, Yes Reading, BUILD, Interplast, SCRMA, and the
Stanford Bookstore.Lazier passed away in 2005 at the age of 73.
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