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Books by Jim Collins

James C. "Jim" Collins, III is a business consultant, author, professor, and speaker on sustainability and business growth. Collins received a BS in Mathematical Sciences from Stanford University and subsequently obtained his MBA (also from Stanford) followed by 18 months as a consultant to McKinsey & Company. He then worked as a product manager for Hewlett-Packard. Collins began his career as a researcher and professor at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, where he received the Distinguished Teaching Award in 1992. In 1995, he founded a management laboratory in Boulder, Colorado, where he now conducts research and teaches executives from the corporate and social sectors. During that time, Collins served as a senior executive at CNN International and also worked with social sector organizations such as: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Girl Scouts of America, Church Leadership Network, American Association of K-12 Superintendents of school and the United States Marine Corps.

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Good to Great

Jim Collins

Based on a rigorous five-year research study analyzing 1,435 Fortune 500 companies, Collins and his team identified 11 companies that transitioned from being merely good to outperforming the market by at least three times over a 15-year period. The book investigates what set these companies apart from others that remained average or declined. At the heart of the book is Collins’ belief that "good is the enemy of great"—many companies settle for being good and never strive for more. He argues that greatness is not a matter of luck or circumstance but of conscious choice and discipline.

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Built to Last

Jim Collins

How have Walt Disney, IBM, Boeing and other great companies managed to stay successful for more than a century, in some cases? Contrary to what you may believe, these visionary companies are not defined by their ideas or their leaders, but by their commitment to build a lasting organization. All visionary companies have a driving force - a central ideology - that keeps them on the right path. “Built to Last” reveals the secrets to the long-lasting success of a company.

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