Jim Collins

Jim Collins researched and taught how successful companies operate and advised leaders in the business and social sectors. He began his academic career at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he received an award for outstanding teaching in 1992. In 1995, he founded an institute for management research in Boulder, Colorado. As an author and co-author, he wrote six books that sold more than ten million copies worldwide, including »Der Weg zu den Besten«, »Immer erfolgreich. Die Strategien der Topunternehmen«, »How the Mighty Fall«, and »Oben bleiben. Immer«. In 2012 and 2013, he held the Class of 1951 Chair for the Study of Leadership at the United States Military Academy. In 2017, Forbes included him among its »100 Greatest Living Business Minds«. Collins was also an enthusiastic climber who completed one-day ascents of El Capitan and Half Dome in Yosemite Valley.