by Shaun Heuerman | Feb 4, 2015 | Effective Leadership
Are you playing the wrong game? One of my favorite movie lines of all time is from The Greatest Game Ever Played, a golf drama based on the true story of the 1913 US Open. Twenty-year-old Francis Ouimet was challenging his idol, Englishman Harry Vardon, who had...
by Shaun Heuerman | Jan 28, 2015 | Effective Leadership
Are you as good as you think you are? Whether the economy gets better or not is out of your control. But YOU getting better—that’s entirely in your control, and it’s non-negotiable. As a leader, YOU set the standards. And this year, those standards had...
by Shaun Heuerman | Jan 16, 2012 | Effective Leadership
“It’s Hollywood!” my grandfather said as he watched the first man land on the moon. “That’s not really happening.” From the viewpoint of my grandfather—who still owned the horses on his farm till the day he died because he did not trust that tractors were really the...
by Shaun Heuerman | Jan 9, 2012 | Effective Leadership
Ahhh. Time for a fresh start. And you already know that your destiny has more to do with mindsets, strategies, and skill sets than the outside economy. (Yes, that’s a lesson we keep forgetting, but we also keep getting more opportunities to relearn it.) Here are...
by Shaun Heuerman | Dec 15, 2011 | Effective Leadership
Last week we discussed the difference between leadership and management. Below are five specific best practices utilized by high-performing leaders within the industry. Accountability A mentality that “the buck stops here” creates a culture of accountability. The...
by Shaun Heuerman | Dec 8, 2011 | Effective Leadership
Before we get to the five best practices for leaders, there is a fundamental difference you must understand. Leaders and managers serve different functions within a healthy organization. Both roles must inspire and instill accountability but there is a profound...
