Jim Collins

Born in 1958 jimcollins.com

Jim Collins is a renowned business researcher and author, best known for his books on corporate success and leadership.
He has authored or co-authored several bestsellers, including "Built to Last" and "Good to Great," which have been translated into numerous languages.
Collins began his career as a faculty member at Stanford Graduate School of Business and later founded a management laboratory in Colorado.
His work focuses on studying enduring great companies and how they achieve superior performance.
Collins is also an accomplished rock climber, having made notable ascents in Yosemite Valley.

Books by Jim Collins

Good to Great

by Jim Collins • 2001

Eleven ordinary companies became extraordinary. It wasn't charisma, strategy, or pay.

4.12

200k+

🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🏢 Organizational Culture 🎯 Strategic Focus ⚙️ Disciplined Execution 🔍 Confronting Reality

Immersive

Good to Great

Eleven ordinary companies became extraordinary. It wasn't charisma, strategy, or pay.

by Jim Collins 2001

4.12

200k+ ratings

🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🏢 Organizational Culture 🎯 Strategic Focus ⚙️ Disciplined Execution 🔍 Confronting Reality

Built to Last

by Jim Collins • 1994

Great companies aren't built on ideas or charisma. They're built on specific, repeatable habits.

4.06

85k+

🏗️ Company Building 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🎯 Mission-Driven Companies 🔬 Corporate Experimentation 👔 Leadership Succession

Built to Last

Great companies aren't built on ideas or charisma. They're built on specific, repeatable habits.

by Jim Collins 1994 336 pages

4.06

85k+ ratings

🏗️ Company Building 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🎯 Mission-Driven Companies 🔬 Corporate Experimentation 👔 Leadership Succession

Great by Choice

by Jim Collins • 2011

The companies that thrive in chaos don't have more luck or better ideas. They behave differently.

4.11

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🧪 Empirical Validation ⚙️ Consistent Execution 🍀 Luck And Success 📊 Evidence-Based Management 🛡️ Organizational Resilience

Great by Choice

The companies that thrive in chaos don't have more luck or better ideas. They behave differently.

by Jim Collins 2011 320 pages

4.11

21k+ ratings

🧪 Empirical Validation ⚙️ Consistent Execution 🍀 Luck And Success 📊 Evidence-Based Management 🛡️ Organizational Resilience

How The Mighty Fall

by Jim Collins • 2009

Success plants the seeds of collapse: five stages from arrogance to bankruptcy.

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🏚️ Corporate Decline 📊 Business Case Studies 😤 Hubris And Overreach 🔄 Turnarounds 📋 Evidence-Based Management

How The Mighty Fall

Success plants the seeds of collapse: five stages from arrogance to bankruptcy.

by Jim Collins 2009 240 pages

3.99

10k+ ratings

🏚️ Corporate Decline 📊 Business Case Studies 😤 Hubris And Overreach 🔄 Turnarounds 📋 Evidence-Based Management

Good To Great And The Social Sectors

by Jim Collins • 2001

The discipline behind great companies works for nonprofits too, once you redefine what counts.

4.05

7k+

🏛️ Nonprofit Leadership 🌍 Social Impact 🔄 Organizational Change 📏 Performance Measurement 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Good To Great And The Social Sectors

The discipline behind great companies works for nonprofits too, once you redefine what counts.

by Jim Collins 2001 50 pages

4.05

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Nonprofit Leadership 🌍 Social Impact 🔄 Organizational Change 📏 Performance Measurement 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Turning the Flywheel

by Jim Collins • 2019

Four to six linked components, pushed relentlessly, compound into decades of unstoppable momentum.

4.20

2k+

⚙️ Compounding Systems 🎯 Strategic Execution 🧪 Experiment-Driven Growth 📈 Sustained Momentum 🏛️ Corporate Longevity

Turning the Flywheel

Four to six linked components, pushed relentlessly, compound into decades of unstoppable momentum.

by Jim Collins 2019 46 pages

4.20

2k+ ratings

⚙️ Compounding Systems 🎯 Strategic Execution 🧪 Experiment-Driven Growth 📈 Sustained Momentum 🏛️ Corporate Longevity

BE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0)

by Jim Collins • 2001

Build a company that outlasts you: the leadership, people, and focus that create enduring greatness.

4.39

2k+

🏛️ Enduring Companies 🧭 Organizational Culture 🕊️ Leadership Humility 🎯 Strategic Focus ⚙️ Disciplined Execution

BE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0)

Build a company that outlasts you: the leadership, people, and focus that create enduring greatness.

by Jim Collins 2001 344 pages

4.39

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Enduring Companies 🧭 Organizational Culture 🕊️ Leadership Humility 🎯 Strategic Focus ⚙️ Disciplined Execution

Beyond Entrepreneurship

by Jim Collins • 1992

Twelve principles for building a lasting company, starting with who you let on the team.

4.11

403

💼 Venture Building 👥 Team Building 🎯 Vision And Purpose 🔀 Paradoxical Thinking 🔍 Strategic Focus

Beyond Entrepreneurship

Twelve principles for building a lasting company, starting with who you let on the team.

by Jim Collins 1992

4.11

403 ratings

💼 Venture Building 👥 Team Building 🎯 Vision And Purpose 🔀 Paradoxical Thinking 🔍 Strategic Focus

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