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James Collins (management Theorist)
James C. "Jim" Collins (born 1958) is an American researcher, author, speaker and consultant focused on the subject of business management and company sustainability and growth. Biography Collins received a BS in Mathematical Sciences at Stanford University, graduating in 1980. He then spent 18 months in McKinsey & Co.'s San Francisco office. He was exposed to what may have been an influential project for him – two partners at McKinsey, Tom Peters and Robert Waterman, were running a McKinsey research project that later turned into the best-seller ''In Search of Excellence''. After his time at McKinsey, he returned to study at Stanford, graduating with an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1983. He then worked as a product manager for Hewlett-Packard for 18 months, before quitting to help manage his wife's ascending triathlon career. Collins began his research and teaching career on the faculty at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalyst Conference
The Catalyst Conference (or simply Catalyst) is a series of leadership conferences focused on a new generation of church leaders. About Catalyst Catalyst was conceived as a next-generation leaders conference in 1999 by Andy Stanley, Reggie Joiner, John Maxwell, Lanny Donoho and other young leaders. The Catalyst Conference takes place annually in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States at the Infinite Energy Arena. It is 2–3 days long. Every year Catalyst hosts groups and individuals from nearly all denominations and more than 5,000 churches and faith-based organizations. Andy Stanley, Christine Caine, Robert Madu, Craig Groeschel, Matt Redman spoke at Catalyst in 2014. The conference is a Nondenominational Christianity, nondenominational Christian event. More than 13,000 people attended Catalyst at the Infinite Energy Arena in 2013. Catalyst Conferences Catalyst Conferences are now held annually in major cities across the United States. The focus of the events i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |