Diane M. Rogers

Diane M. Rogers, CSP, ignites and invites BEING into leadership, awakening the magnificence within and transforming how leaders show up to cultivate environments where individuals thrive and performance soars.
Founder and CEO of Contagious Change, Diane partners with organizations to shift leadership from something we do to a way of BEING, where presence, intention, and human-centered connection foster environments where people feel seen, valued, and inspired to show up at their best.
On stage, Diane weaves story, science, and shared humanity into poignant leadership insights that invite reflection and spark possibility, creating moments where audiences see themselves more clearly, reconnect to their magnificence, and choose a more intentional, courageous way of BEING that brings out the best in others.
Grounded in positive psychology, Appreciative Inquiry, and coaching science, her work moves beyond inspiration into tangible transformation. Leaders don’t just learn leadership, they experience themselves differently, noticing and nurturing strengths that shift how they lead and how others respond.
A best-selling author of Leading hArtfully®, Diane doesn’t just speak about leadership, she invites leaders to BE it; paying attention to how they show up, intentional to bring out the magnificence in others.
And when leaders choose how they show up, everything changes