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Jim Collins

Nacido: January 25, 1958 – Aurora, Colorado, United States

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Jim Collins is an American business researcher, author, and consultant renowned for his work on company growth, leadership, and organizational sustainability. Best known for the bestselling books Good to Great and Built to Last, his research-based publications have sold over ten million copies worldwide and influenced leaders across corporate and social sectors.

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Jim Collins, born in 1958 in Aurora, Colorado, has established himself as one of the most influential thinkers in the fields of leadership, business management, and organizational sustainability. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Mathematical Sciences from Stanford University in 1980, followed by an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1983. Early in his career, Collins worked as a consultant for McKinsey & Company and later as a product manager at Hewlett-Packard, before returning to Stanford as a faculty member. His teaching excellence was recognized with the Distinguished Teaching Award in 1992, and he has since received honorary doctorates from the University of Colorado and the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management.

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Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great
-Good to Great
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Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline
-Good to Great
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For, in the end, it is impossible to have a great life unless it is a meaningful life. And it is very difficult to have a meaningful life without meaningful work
-Built to Last
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A culture of discipline is not a principle of business, it is a principle of greatness
-Good to Great
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Bad decisions made with good intentions, are still bad decisions
-Good to Great
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We found that for leaders to make something great, their ambition has to be for the greatness of the work and the company, rather than for themselves
-Good to Great
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Core values are essential for enduring greatness, but it doesn’t seem to matter what those core values are
-Good to Great
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Smart people instinctively understand the dangers of entrusting our future to self-serving leaders who use our institutions, whether in the corporate or social sectors, to advance their own interests
-Good to Great
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Take advantage of difficult economic times to hire great people, even if you don’t have a specific job in mind
-Good to Great
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The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline–a problem that largely goes away if you have the right people in the first place
-Good to Great

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"Jim Collins is recognized as an expert in business management, as well as company growth and sustainability"

The Decision Lab

"Collins has authored or co-authored several books, and his bestsellers have fascinated readers outside of his target audience"

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"Jim Collins is a well-known business consultant, inspirational management speaker, and lecturer"

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"Jim Collins has authored or co-authored six books that have sold a total of more than ten million copies worldwide, including the classic Good to Great"

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"Jim Collins began his research and teaching career at Stanford Graduate School of Business and later founded a management laboratory in Boulder, Colorado"

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"Collins' books like Good to Great and Built to Last have ranked high in business and investing categories"

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"James C. Collins is an American researcher, author, speaker and consultant focused on business management and company sustainability and growth"

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"Jim Collins has been a much sought after public speaker and his books have been best-sellers on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Business Week lists"

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