Jim Collison

Jim Collison's career as researcher, writer and editor began as sports editor of his hometown's two newspapers in Blue Earth, MN. He is a graduate of St. John's University (Collegeville, MN).

Jim taught on both the high school and college levels and served as an educational consultant. He designed an educational program called ALERT (Adult Literacy and Employment Reading Training) and wrote and conducted such workshops as: Start on Success in Your Own Business, Power Over Fear, How to Take Advantage of Crisis and Change, and How to Help, Energize and Lead People.

Jim is author of "Skill-Building in Advanced Reading", "Mental Power in Reading", "NO-How Coaching: Strategies for Winning in Sports and Business from the Coach Who Says 'NO'", and "Hidden Riches: How You Can Discover Hidden Wealth from Your Employees' Ideas".

He is co-founder and was president of Employers of America, a national association for employers, managers and supervisors. He was a founding member of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Committee in Waterloo, Iowa. He served as a member of the advisory council for the Center for Industrial Research and Service, associated with Iowa State University.

He lives, and thrives, in Mason City, Iowa.