Peter A. Luongo - 10 Truths About Leadership: ... Its Not Just About Winning

I would like to offer my heartfelt thanks to the following people for their encouragement and support as I was writing this book, as well as their positive influence in all phases of my life. Remarkably, through the artistic talents of Richard Launius, the likenesses of a few of these special people grace the pages of this book.

Dan Graham (), eighth president of The Berry Company. His character, commitment, and competitiveness made him special.

Kathy-Geiger Schwab (), executive vice president of The Berry Company. Her counsel and insights were invaluable.

Debbie Luongo (), my wife of 38 years. Her love, support, and encouragement have allowed me to pursue my dreams.

Jerry Cheadle (), group president, AT&T Yellow Pages. A caring leader whose capacity to grow a business enriched me.

Richard Launius (), vice president, systems, AT&T. A great caricaturist who unselfishly gave of his time to provide the illustrations for this book.

Peter and Matt Luongo (). Our sons have given us an enormous sense of pride as Debbie and I have watched them grow into outstanding young men.

Elmer Smith (), retired president of The Berry Company. If not for his friendship and support for more than 33 years, I would not have written this book.

To John Snyder, Mark Lane, Anita Moore, Bill Ferguson, Randolph Melichar, Greg Meineke and so many others who allowed me to be part of their lives; theyve become an enormous source of pride as Ive watched them grow personally and professionally.

To Ray Eshelman, Tom Murphy, Paul Resinger, Larry Taylor, Bill Tripp and Don Perozzi who provided wonderful role models as bosses as my career progressed.

To the BerrysL.M., John Sr., and John Jr.for creating a company that helped so many of us live out our dreams.

To the Carroll High School athletes, including Pat Sullivan, Lou Renzi, and Mike Hennessy, and the rest of our team who made a commitment to a sport in which they had never before competed, yet in just three years became accomplished wrestlers. This team helped me recognize the magic of leadership in terms of influencing others lives.

To Doug Myers, Jerry DiPippo and many other business partners who taught me that loyalty and respect for ones relationships always takes precedent over self-interest.

To Dan Curran, Clay Mathile, Marc Levy, JP Nausef, Doug Franklin, John Nowak, Dennis Rediker and a host of others for their unselfishness as they have devoted themselves to making our region a better place to live.

To Jack Schrader, Don Zimmer, Gary McCans and Charley Mazza whose life-time friendships have always been a source of encouragement and inspiration.

Special thanks to Marty Grunder who convinced me to write this book when others failed.

To Richard Launius, for his unselfishness and creativity in providing the art for this book.

Finally, thanks to my publisher Richard Hunt. He helped me realize my dream of telling this story.