About John

Personal:

  • Two sons, both high school teachers; four grandchildren in Ohio, one a new policeman in Cincinnati, one heading for social work and one a nurse, and another too young to know
  • John’s wife Patricia is a transition coach, and formerly ran their firm. They have been married 36 years
  • Born and raised in the Midwest; birthday is Oct. 18, 1948
  • Two sisters, one younger and one older, who live in Chicago

School:

  • MA from Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH (English major, summa cum laude, 1970)
  • Avoided school for four decades, embarking upon a self-directed world-is-the-classroom learning program
  • Absorbed in psychology at age 60 and finished an MA from Saybrook in humanistic and Jungian psych, 44 years after the other Masters, demonstrating something, but hard to tell what.
  • Taught leadership in executive MBA programs
  • Taught coaching at Columbia University and the Hudson Institute of Coaching: now teaching with Irish musician/coach Owen O’Suilleabhain, The 360 Within © , bringing the arts to your coaching practice.

John P. Schuster at play:

  • Avid reader, guitar player, tennis player, gardener
  • Naps at every opportunity
  • Loves the arts and all things Frodo, Jung, Celtic/Gaelic/Irish
  • Retired snowboarder and now walks and does fitness classes
  • Sings at all his programs, mostly in tune, but always soulfully
  • Wide-ranging spiritual interests

Professional:

  • Started his business in the ’80s: five years in his wife joined the firm, then ran it.
  • Author of four books and two active blogs
  • Mentor for executives and coaches on leadership and coaching skills
  • Pioneered open-book management to promote good business and engaged workplaces
  • Teaches business and financial literacy through accelerated learning simulation/game

Tastes:

  • The Beatles, Stones, Leonard Cohen, some folk and country and musicals
  • Natural foods, the NBA, tennis, Dickens, Mary Oliver, poems of many kinds
  • People: the powerful, the gifted, the neighbors, Rotarians, many on the fringe
  • Grandkids and kids, nieces and nephews
  • Enjoying a latte with a roll and a book, average cars, hashbrowns
  • Across the spectrum political dialogue groups