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August 14, 2006

August Luncheon with Dr. Larry Ross at Florida Southern College

On Thursday, August 10th EMERGE members and guests gathered for a buffett lunch at Florida Southern College to listen to Dr. Larry Ross discuss the book, Good to Great, by Jim Collins. Dr. Ross has been with Florida Southern College since 1993 and is the Anne and Bill France Distinguished Professor of Business and the coordinator of the FSC Graduate Program. During the discussion of Good to Great Dr. Ross talked about the Pyramid of Leadership, the 5 Levels of Leadership and their characteristics, the Hedgehog Concept, and much more. He also recommended some other business books for young professionals including:

The World is Flat, by Thomas Friedman
Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell
The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell
Who Moved my Cheese, by Spencer Johnson
Creating the Competitive Advantage, by Janie Spencer

Posted by Kristin Carlson at August 14, 2006 10:07 AM

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