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  • Leadership Lessons At An Early Age: An Inside Look at the Experience

    our Mid-Week Mentor John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie Systems, continues his look at leadership during the month of January, as he talks with Gay Rodgers, the Owner/Director of Hameau Farms, a farm-based campground facility, about the leadership lessons she imparts in Hameau Farms counselors as they, in-turn educate and inspire children to learn and explore.

  • Effective Project Management and How Businesses Benefit

    Your Mid-Week Mentor John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie Training, hosts American Entrepreneur Radio and in this segment is joined by Dana Levenson, also of Dale Carnegie, and Fred Koos, of the Project Management Institute.

  • Thinking About Change and How We Can Embrace It

    Your Mid-Week Mentor John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie Training, hosts American Entrepreneur Radio and in this open talk segment discusses change and how we can embrace it as leaders and managers.

  • Are You Getting the Most Out of Your People?

    Your Mid-Week Mentor, John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems, takes an in-depth look at the steps you should be taking right now to be a better leader.

  • Extracting the “IT” Factor

    Your Mid-Week Mentor John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie Systems, discusses ways of extracting the “IT” factor from yourself and others.

  • Family Business and the Steps to Motivating Your People

    Your Mid-Week Mentor John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie Systems, talks with Ray Charley of Charley Brothers Shop-N-Save about the steps he’s taking to motivate his people to be the best they can be when it comes to serving the store’s customers.

  • Under the Influence: How to Get Your People To Buy Into The Company Plan

    For many business leaders who develop the strategic plan for the company in both the short and long terms, their biggest challenge comes from within: ensuring that your people are on board with your strategy.  “Your Mid-Week Mentor” John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems, along with Shawn Ishler and Bill Brashers from Bartell and Bartell discuss some of the tactics you can implement in order to influence those in your company to see things your way, and to work with your people to help them along in the process.

  • 12 Principles to Lead By

    “Your Mid-Week Mentor” John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie, hosts American Entrepreneur Radio. He shares 12 priciples to lead by when you lack direct line authority.

  • Can Your Most Inspiring Business Conversations Come From Within Yourself?

    Everybody does it. Few admit to it. But according to business consultant Marty Wolff, your inner monologue, the conversation/pep talk you have with yourself before a big sale or a crucial presentation can be an essential confidence builder for your entrepreneurial skillset. Marty talks with Your Mid-Week Mentor, John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems about what you should say to yourself to keep your head in the right direction.

  • Your Midweek Mentor: How Executive Profiling Can Save Your Company

    The time to change executives in your company could be one one of the most critical points of your business. If done correctly, it could signify the start of a boom period of growth and progress. Make the wrong hire, and you could be headed in potentially fatal decision for the business. Executive profiling is the process of doing the research and due diligence on a prospective new executive hire, and according to Bill Brashers of Bartell and Bartell, it’s one of, if not THE most important thing to “get right” when it comes to your business. Bill talks with “your mid-week mentor”, John Rodgers of Dale Canregie Systems about how to ensure that you’re going about this process the right way.

  • Your Midweek Mentor: Do the Right Thing, Then Do the Thing Right

    Your Midweek Mentor John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie, hosts the show, opening with a conversation about business ethics. Reacting to the controversy in the Penn State U. football program, John asks about the role of the business leader, and how to hold others within the business accountable for their actions.

  • Sales Management: The Mid-Week Mentor is joined by John Glanaman

    The Mid-Week Mentor, Your Executive Coach John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie, is joined by John Glanaman.  They share concepts of effective sales management, sales strategies, and the Dale Carnegie Trainer requirements.

  • Enthusiasm: Remembering Bill Dyke

    The Mid-Week Mentor, Your Executive Coach John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie, remembers the legacy of Bill Dyke.

  • Dealing With Difficult People at Work? Learn 12 Strategies For How to Cope

    We all know that people come in all shapes, sizes, and personality types. But how can you successfully coexist with the people that give you the most trouble on a daily basis, be they employees, clients, prospects, or end users? Your Mid-Week Mentor, John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems, discusses the strategies that you can use to assess, handle, and succeed with those with whom you may not see eye-to-eye.

  • To Start (or Not Start) The Second Business: A Look at a Difficult Decision

    Many entrepreneurs who have started a successful business face a critical dilemma in that business: whether or not to pursue that second “hit record” while still minding the business that brought you success in the first place. Your Mid-Week Mentor, John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems, examines that decision with Scott Good, the founder of Goodco… and the founder of Energy Stewards. Scott talks about the challenges, and the opportunities, that running two businesses can provide.

  • Dealing with Difficult People

    The Mid-Week Mentor, Your Executive Coach, John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie Training, hosts an hour of open talk on American Entrepreneur Radio.  John provides a solution for dealing with difficult people.

  • Midweek Mentor: The Things You Can’t Manage

    The Mid-Week Mentor John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie, has plenty to say on liberating your sales people, when more managing isn’t the right strategy. He’s joined Bill Brashers of Bartell & Bartell to continue the thought about what just can’t be managed.

  • Strategic Selling and the Art of the Cold Call

    The Mid-Week Mentor John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie, digs in to sales with five strategies that can improve your ability to build strong relationships and sell effectively. We also explore the art of cold calling and what can make you great.

  • Wake Up Your Business, Part 6: Letting Your People Help Themselves

    In an effectively-managed company, the management team works with the rest of the staff to ensure that all employees are constantly improving in order to serve the best interest of the company. But considering that management’s influence can only stretch so far, what happens when management is not in a position to oversee an employee’s efforts? Is that employee working to get better on his or her own? According to recent surveys, only 30% of workers indicate that they are making strides to improve their performance at work. As part of his six-part series on waking up your business, Your Mid-Week Mentor, John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems, talks with his colleague at Dale Carnegie, Kevin Crone, about this statistic, and the steps that management can take to ensure that employees have the tools and motivation they need to improve, even when the boss isn’t around.

  • The Mid Week Mentor: How Motivation Leads to Success

    What drives you? Motivation can come from a wide range of activity, and if recognized it can lead you down the path of success. Your Mid-Week Mentor John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie, is here to motivate you.

  • Wake Up Your Business Part 5: An Engaged Employee is a Productive Employee

    In a perfect world for a business owner, 100% of the company’s work force is fully engaged in fulfilling the mission of the company 100% of the time. But according to recent surveys, the reality of the entrepreneur’s world is distinctly different, as on average, just 37% of workers in the United States would classify themselves as “engaged” in the best interest of the company. As part of their series on waking up your business, John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems, along with his colleague at Dale Carnegie Systems, Kevin Crone, about the ways in which you can re-engage your work force to ensure that their efforts are in line with your company’s best interest.

  • Building a Winning Team with Your Mid-Week Mentor John Rodgers

    Your Mid-Week Mentor John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie Training, discusses team development and several ways in which you can implement successful team building habits.

  • Waking Up Your Business, Part 4: Time To Freshen Up Your Brand?

    Of the many facets to consider as you grow your business, your company’s brand is one of the most important, as it is one of the primary impressions your target audience has of your product or service. But once you settle on a brand that works, how long is TOO long to stick with that brand, before you run the risk of becoming stale, and your audience is looking elsewhere for something new? As part of the six-week series devoted to waking up your business, “Your Mid-Week Mentor”, John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems, talks with his colleague at Dale Carnegie Systems, Kevin Crone, about when and how you should freshen up your brand.

  • The “IT” Factor: Energizing Our Businesses

    There’s a strategy to building and designing a team to effectively grow your business. The American Entrepreneur welcomes the Mid-Week Mentor John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie. Dave Manning joins the discussion to talk about restoring trust, among other ideas to develop leadership and management skills.

  • Wake Up Your Business, Part Three: Innovate Before It’s Too Late

    In the third part of his six-part series dedicated to waking up your business, Your Mid-Week Mentor, John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems, talks with his colleague at Dale Carnegie, Kevin Crone, about the role that innovation can play in your company’s operational strategy and why the need for innovation is especially important in a down economy.

  • Diagnosing & Prescribing Interventions to Help Overcome Business Obstacles

    In need of interventions that can help you overcome your business obstacles? The Mid-Week Mentor John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie, is joined by Bill Brashers, of Bartell & Bartell, to discuss coaching techniques that will help you lead and manage in your business.

  • Wake Up Your Business, Part 2: Adapting To Meet Changes in the Marketplace

    When it comes to markets, the only constant is that there IS no constant. Markets have their ups and downs, and most companies are seemingly content to ride the hills and valleys in hopes that they’ll make it through unscathed. This strategy may be all well and good for the company, but is this approach in the best interest of your client base? As part of his six-week series on how to wake up your business, your Mid-Week Mentor, John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems, along with his colleague at Dale Carnegie, Kevin Crone, discuss the importance of ensuring that your company is ever mindful of its market, and that your company is proactive when it comes to anticipating the highs and lows that the market will provide.

  • Don’t Give Up: Coaching is Not an Event, It is a Process

    How do you effectively lead your business and the people within? Can helping your employees reach their goals ultimately lead to the success of your business? The Mid-Week Mentor John Rodgers gives you seven steps to personal coaching.

  • Start Me Up: Five Steps You Can Take Now to Rejuvenate You Company.

    Think about your company right now.  The numbers may be good and there may be a new product on the horizon, but how does it feel to you? Does it feel tired or staid?  Are you in need of a boost?  Your Mid-Week Mentor John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie Systems, talks with a colleague based in the organization’s Toronto office, Kevin Crone. Together they discuss how business owners can tell when their company is in need of rejuvenation, and the steps a business can take to re-energize its people.  This segment is the first in a six-part series with John and Kevin detailing one of the most important favors you can do for your company, no matter its current health.

  • Can You Really Balance Your Work and The Rest of Your Life?  John Rodgers has 3 Tips

    Your Mid-Week Mentor John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie Systems, revisits the idea of professionals maintaining a proper work/life balance throughout their careers.  He looks at how you can tell that you’ve shifted too far in one direction, and what you can do to regain control.  Plus, he’ll offer some tips you can put to use for how to improve your performance in both your work AND your life.

  • The Art of the Interview: Getting the Information You Need to Help the Sales Cycle

    “The Mid-Week Mentor”, John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems talks about the best ways to interview those around you, be they prospects, clients, or anybody else in your life, to get the information you need in order to help your sales cycle along.

  • Effective Sales Management Strategies To Keep Your Sales Force Productive

    “The Mid-Week Mentor”, John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems, talks with Rick Gallegos, a Sales Management Leader and Trainer in the Tampa, FL market, about sales management strategies for business owners to get the most out of their sales force.

  • The Mid-Week Mentor - joined by Dr. Bill Brashers

    “The Mid-Week Mentor” John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie Training, is joined by Dr. Bill Brashers, of Bartell & Bartell. They talk about the DISC Profile, which will help you better get to know the people you work with.

  • The Mid-Week Mentor - Open Talk - Creativity & Innovation in Business

    “The Mid-Week Mentor” John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie Training, hosts an our of open talk. He discusses creativity and innovation and business, gives tips on taking an effective “unplugged” vacation, and makes it easy for you to remember people’s names.

  • The Mid-Week Mentor - Open Talk - Creating Habits

    “The Mid-Week Mentor” John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie Training, hosts an our of open talk. He discusses eight habits than a person can form that will help in business and every day life.

  • “The Mid-Week Mentor” With John Rodgers - Why Developing Your People is a Must

    “The Mid-Week Mentor” John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie Training, is joined by Bob Thacker of the PA Gunsmith School, as they discuss the importance of proper development of your people, and how you can ensure that your people get the support they need as they grow within your organization.

  • “The Mid-Week Mentor” With John Rodgers - It’s All About Attitude

    “The Mid-Week Mentor” John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie Training, talks with Greg Woodman of Affinity Connection about attitude, and how it can determine your fate.

  • “The Mid-Week Mentor”: How to Influence People Without Ticking Them Off

    If you’re selling or marketing your product or service to target customers, the ability to use your powers of persuasion to change their perception or idea about your company is a critical component of your skillset. How to influence customers WITHOUT offending or ticking them off is an art form. “The Mid-Week Mentor”, John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems, takes over the hosting reins on American Entrepreneur Radio, and he has some tips on how to get your message across in a way that changes their mindset about your value proposition without stepping on any toes. Plus, John discusses five strategies you can employ right now in order to foster cooperation from everyone in your company from the top down.

  • “The Mid-Week Mentor” With John Rodgers: Using Social Media To Your Company’s Advantage

    In order to succeed in business, the ability to market yourself is a must. There are options in abundance for successful marketing strategies for both large and small companies. And in recent years, social media options have popped up that have done wonders to level the playing field But there are other options to get your name out there that many entrepreneurs never even consider. “The Mid Week Mentor”, John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems, talks with Corey Perlman, of E-Boot Camp, about non-traditional marketing strategies, including working with non-profit organizations, municipal groups, and community organizations to reach a target audience in a way that facilitates a positive context for that audience to receive your message.

  • “The Mid-Week Mentor” With John Rodgers: How to Become an Effective Leader For Your Company

    “The Mid-Week Mentor”, John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems, is joined by his colleague, Christopher Flickinger of Dale Carnegie Systems as they discuss the nature of leadership in a business environment, and assess five drivers of leadership that every “boss” should adhere to in order to lead effectively.

  • “The Mid-Week Mentor” With John Rodgers - It’s All About the Little Things

    “The Mid-Week Mentor”, John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems rants about the importance of taking care of the details when going through the various stages of business, and the pitfalls your company can encounter when you don’t.

  • The One Thing Entrepreneurs Never Think Of

    “The Mid-Week Mentor” John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems talks with David Manning and Mark Luttner of Ironbrodge Financial about the fundamentals of asset and succession planning, and what business owners need to know in order to facilitate a smooth transition of ownership for the business when the time comes.

  • Don’t Quit Your Job, Quit Your Boss

    One of the hottest movies of the summer is “Horrible Bosses”, in which three professionals who are fed up with their workplace situations scheme to murder each other’s offensive superiors. While that course of action is a bit extreme, the issue of how to deal with a boss that isn’t meeting your personal expectations is quite prevalent in society. “The Mid-Week Mentor” John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems discusses (legal) ways that you can deal with an underperforming boss, and in the event that you fear you ARE that boss, John will offer some tips on how to better manage your people. Remember, as the saying goes, people don’t quit jobs, they quit bosses!  John talks with Tina Graziotto of Dale Carnegie Systems about her suggestions on dealing with bosses, good and bad, as you go through your business career.

  • “The Mid-Week Mentor” With John Rodgers - John’s Rant

    “The Mid-Week Mentor,” with John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Training, begins with a rant, talking about the things that successful leaders do every day to better themselves and their companies.

  • Analyzing the Way that Organizations Work: Dr. Bill Brashers

    “The Mid-Week Mentor”, John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems, talks with Dr. Bill Brashers of Bartell and Bartell about the nature of organizational dynamics, and how different individuals work together in an organization in order to achieve a common purpose. 

  • Helping Clients Through Legal and Professional Consultation: Attorney David Manning

    “The Mid-Week Mentor” John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie Systems, talks with attorney David Manning of Ironbridge Capital, who discusses his legal career, and the challenges his clients face as they take their companies through traditional business cycles.

  • “The Mid-Week Mentor” With John Rodgers - John’s Rant

    One of the more oft-quoted aphorisms in business is that “nobody says on their deathbed that they should have spent more time at the office”. And for good reason, as one of the biggest challenges facing many successful entrepreneurs is not one that lies within their office. It’s what they face when they get home…at whatever late hour that may be. For those who have trouble maintaining a successful work-life balance, relationships become strained, friends lose touch, and personal details are ignored more frequently. And if they try to overcompensate, the business is often the one to suffer. Your “Mid-Week Mentor”, John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems looks at the importance of managing the professional side and the personal side of your life in a way that satisfies both effectively, and keeps you as productive a leader as you can be. Plus, he also offers strategic selling techniques to get your sales staff dialed into the movers and shakers of your prospects as quickly and effectively as possible.

  • Good Customer Service - The Difference Between Success and Failure

    “The Mid-Week Mentor,” John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems, returns to the American Entrepreneur Radio hosting chair, as he talks about the executive experience. John offers advice and insight into what executives should be doing to become more effective in their roles, and to improve their businesses as a result. Among his guests are Erica Kaehly, the CEO of Guest Service Solutions, a hospitality industry consulting firm that works with restaurants and hotels to help these facilities maximize the customer service experience. John and Erica discuss how effective customer service strategies translate into ANY industry, and how to get your people on the same page when it comes to dealing with the most important people to your business: your customers.

  • “The Mid-Week Mentor” With John Rodgers - What Do Leaders Need to Succeed?

    “The Mid-Week Mentor,” John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems, returns to the American Entrepreneur Radio hosting chair, as he talks about the executive experience. John offers advice and insight into what executives should be doing to become more effective in their roles, and to improve their businesses as a result.

  • Is Managing Your Business Driving You Crazy? Mid-Week Mentor: John Rodgers

    Join “Your Executive Coach” John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems for the debut of the “Mid-Week Mentor” on American Entrepreneur Radio. John talks with executives from a variety of industries about how they overcome the challenges they face in their everyday lives, and how they manage these challenges in order to create a successful environment for their people to thrive. Joining John for the show will be Ben Lawrence of GlobalEnglish.com, who discusses his experiences in management for the global communication service company.

  • “The Mid-Week Mentor” With John Rodgers - Studying the Market

    As part of the debut installment of “The Mid-Week Mentor”, host John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems engages in open talk, discussing ways of overcoming the fear of public speaking, the keys to problem solving, and the importance of studying the market.

  • How to Get the Most Out of Your Company’s Management Structure?

    If you made a list of the most difficult, yet most rewarding, skills you need to nail down as you run your business, managing the business may be near or at the top of the list. Yet, Fortune 500 companies and small-team startups can fail miserably at managing and kill their businesses. The Dale Carnegie name is synonymous with effective management education in business, and John Rodgers joins The American Entrepreneur, Ron Morris, to talk about the Dale Carnegie philosophy. Don’t miss his recommendations on how you can apply this philosophy to managing your business.

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