Jim Collins
Bestselling author, researcher, and leadership thinker best known for Good to Great and How the Mighty Fall. His work focuses on leadership, human performance, and how people and organizations navigate challenge and purpose.
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Apr 11, 2026 • 39min
What To Do When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned | Jim Collins
Jim Collins, bestselling author of Good to Great and a leading leadership researcher, explores why life’s biggest derailments can become turning points. He gets into inevitable cliffs, built-in endings, late life as a creative peak, multiple right paths, and why flexibility often matters more than a perfect plan.
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Apr 28, 2026 • 36min
Elevating your self-awareness with Jim Collins
Jim Collins, leadership researcher and bestselling author, explains how he studies himself like a scientist. He describes tracking creative hours, identifying durable 'encodings' that guide where people thrive, and treating life as experiments to test provisional selves. He also rethinks freedom as choosing responsibilities aligned with your strengths.
