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Executive coaching · State College, PA

The People Side of Business Strategy

Four decades helping leaders get results through people — the way Dale Carnegie taught it. Instructor since 1989.

Executive coach John R. Rodgers, Jr., smiling outdoors in a checked shirt
Dale Carnegie instructor since 1989Former president, International Dale Carnegie Franchise Association (180 franchises, 80 countries)Author of 2 booksFeatured Dale Carnegie succession case study

How I help

Four ways leaders and teams get stronger

Red and navy cover of Becoming a Servant Leader by John R. Rodgers, Jr.Green and white cover of The Servant Coach by John R. Rodgers, Jr.

The books

Servant leadership, written down and made practical

Becoming a Servant Leader (2017) lays out the principles of unlocking the abilities of others, with five reflection questions closing every chapter. The Servant Coach (2025) turns those principles into a repeatable method — the Five T’s of Coaching and a ten-step one-to-one coaching process.

Let's talk about the people side of your strategy.

A 20-minute intro call is the simplest place to start. No pitch — just a conversation about where your leadership is stuck and whether coaching would help.