Serving Leaders Executive Director to Address Leadership with Faculty and Staff at Prestigious Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Indiana – Program to Teach Educators the Tenets of Cultural Transformation through Leadership -

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ — John Stahl-Wert, president and CEO of Serving Leaders, a Pittsburgh-based organization that specializes in uniting leaders from business, government, social work and religion to positively impact communities, will deliver the keynote address at a unique faculty and staff training program on August 28, 2009 at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. The program, titled “Serving Leaders: Profoundly Shaping Catholic Education for Cultural Transformation,” is designed to teach educators the key tenets of transforming culture through leadership.

“Cathedral High School is a prestigious and historic institution of Catholic education, and the faculty and staff there play a vital role in shaping the future leaders of American commerce, politics and religion,” Stahl-Wert said.  “As educators, they must have the ability to empower students to become values-driven leaders who realize true leadership is a mechanism for contributing to the progress of a community.”

An internationally known speaker and best-selling author, Stahl-Wert’s research and writing on leadership and management involve both the character qualities and core competencies found in leaders who consistently outperform the competition. As president and CEO of Serving Leaders, Stahl-Wert works with organizations to build strong leaders and values-based companies that stand tall and perform with excellence in every economic climate.

Cathedral High School was founded in 1918 by Bishop Joseph Chartrand as an all-boys Catholic high school with 90 students. The school now has 1,290 students in grades nine through 12, and more than 100 faculty and staff members.  The school offers diverse co-curricular activities in academic, cultural and athletic disciplines. Students come from elementary and middle schools in 13 counties throughout central Indiana, and 100 percent of graduating seniors are accepted to colleges and universities across the country.

About Serving Leaders

Serving Leaders, founded by the Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation, is a not-for-profit organization committed to transforming the culture of cities by building better leaders. Through initiatives such as The Leaders Collaborative, Serving Leaders empowers local and regional leaders to exercise their leadership calling with the highest of integrity and superior strategy execution capability. The Leaders Collaborative is a leadership development program that draws upon the business examples of highly successful values-driven companies, the servant leadership teachings of Jesus, and the business expertise of local top corporate leaders to ultimately achieve transformation of the culture of cities to a state of interconnectedness and community — what the Bible calls Shalom. Serving Leaders maintains corporate offices in Pittsburgh, PA. For more information, visit www.serving-leaders.com.

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