Jim Collins is a student and teacher of what makes great companies
tick, and a Socratic advisor to leaders in the business and social
sectors. Having invested more than a quarter-century in rigorous
research, he has authored or coauthored six books that have sold in
total more than 10 million copies worldwide. They include Good to
Great, Built to Last, How the Mighty Fall, and Great by Choice.
Driven by a relentless curiosity, Jim began his research and
teaching career on the faculty at the Stanford Graduate School of
Business, where he received the Distinguished Teaching Award in
1992. In 1995, he founded a management laboratory in Boulder,
Colorado.
In addition to his work in the business sector, Jim has a passion
for learning and teaching in the social sectors, including
education, healthcare, 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. In 2017, Forbes
selected Jim as one of the 100 Greatest Living Business Minds.
Jim has been an avid rock climber for more than forty years and has
completed single-day ascents of El Capitan and Half Dome in
Yosemite Valley.
Learn more about Jim and his concepts at his website, where you'll
find articles, videos, and useful tools. jimcollins.com
Morten T. Hansen is a management professor at the University of
California, Berkeley (School of Information), and at INSEAD.
Formerly a professor at Harvard Business School, Morten holds a PhD
from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was a Fulbright
scholar. He is the author of Collaboration and the winner of the
Administrative Science Quarterly Award for exceptional
contributions to the field of organization studies. Previously a
manager with the Boston Consulting Group, Morten consults and gives
talks for companies worldwide.
"A sensible, well-timed and precisely targeted message for companies shaken by macroeconomic crises" -- Financial Times"Collins and Hansen draw some interesting and counterintuitive conclusions from their research....far from a dry work of social science. Mr. Collins has a way with words, not least with metaphor." -- Wall Street JournalEntrepreneurs and business leaders may find the concepts in this book useful for making choices to increase their odds of building a great company. -- Booklist
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