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As this series of columns winds down (one more column left,) I must confess that not unlike what takes place during the keynotes and workshops that I share with audiences, we have one piece of unfinished business. During the past 11 months, we have discussed each discipline of The Leadership Pledge and the 10 Truths […]

First, I’d like to thank everyone I’ve heard from regarding this column. From CEOs to small-business owners to stay-at-home moms, the feedback you’ve shared as to how the columns have benefitted you has been generous and kind. During the past seven months, in the context of this monthly column, I’ve introduced The Leadership Pledge. This […]

I had an opportunity to speak to a high school wrestling program, and wanted to share the message that I delivered to these athletes. The theme of the message was, “Do you choose the pain of discipline or the pain of regret?” Allow me to digress. As a former high school wrestling coach, as well […]

As we developed the “Leadership Pledge,” the mid-term results made us realize that we were on the right path. Simultaneously, a specific progression, links in the chain of change, became apparent. As detailed in pervious columns, it’s clear that once we brought people into the business who had a high probability of being successful (Step […]

I want to share with you a comment that was posted by Don Sheppard following my recent keynote at a YMCA Leadership Conference this past weekend. “It was wonderful to have Pete Luongo present at our YMCA Leadership Conference this past weekend. I am indebted to Pete for the many things he taught me during my […]

While we’re in the midst of football season I want to share with you an experience I had this spring with a Division 1 football program. I was contacted by the head coach asking me if I would/could help him with a leadership issue. As the story goes, he was very concerned about the leadership […]