TESTIMONIALS

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If you are a leader or future leader looking to increase your influence, and create a great place to work, look no further than The Auer Group for your leadership training. Danny Auer has made a career succeeding in several high profile positions and will help you and your team understand your leadership style and other styles you can use, become emotionally intelligent, and encourage and grow teamwork, loyalty, and commitment.  By the end of the training you will also increase your interpersonal and communication skills, understand that pressure is a privilege, and learn how to better tap into peoples talents for increased results! -Dominick Braccio, Assistant Director/DHS-Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (Ret), Former Chief of International Training for Dept. of Justice/DEA

Our company just completed Mr. Auer’s Leadership Course “Leading By the Mirror”.  We found his level of experience and expertise unmatched.  If you or your company is looking for strong, practical Leadership training, look no further than The Auer Group.  The employees that you invest in will come out of the training charged and equipped with the principles and tools needed to be your next line of Leadership.  Five Stars!!

-Ed Como, Director of Client Success, First Column IT

I learned more about executive leadership from Danny Auer in a few months than I did in over forty years in law enforcement. Even in a large sheriff's department and federal law enforcement agency, no one has the insight to accepting responsibility for leadership and its consequences like Danny. He makes EVERYONE feel valued and respected, no matter their rank, position or title. -Malcolm Adams,
Law Enforcement Consultant, The Bowman Group, Div. Chief, FLETC (Ret), Sergeant, Jacksonville FL Sheriff's Office (Ret)

While serving as an Assistant Director (AD) with the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC), I had the great pleasure of working closely with Danny Auer. Danny was a senior leader within the agency, having been appointed to two critical positions, Site Director for FLETC’s Cheltenham Training Operations, and Chief of Staff for the FLETC Director. In his Cheltenham role, I was responsible for providing support services to his operation. As the FLETC Chief of Staff, one of his charges was to assist me, as an AD, fulfill my directorate’s responsibilities toward accomplishing FLETC’s elite mission. Danny is a sage leader who epitomizes professionalism! He values people and effectively leverages relationships to achieve desirable outcomes. I have benefitted, first-hand, from Danny’s inclusive approaches to building and optimizing strategic alliances to better organizations and their workforces. He has the uncanny ability to “seamlessly” get things done, while sharing the credit with others. -Marcus L. Hill, Principal, Hill Management Consultancy, LLC, Vice Chair, Senior Executives Association, Senior Executive Service and Military Officer (Ret)

Danny has been an exceptional mentor to me. His kindness and willingness to share his own experiences and wisdom, while listening closely and truly caring are hallmarks of his leadership. As a mentor, he has always tried to help me be a better version of myself, rather than trying to mold me into his ideals and perspectives. Danny’s insight on leadership has impacted me both in my professional life and my personal life. His ability to pass on his knowledge, experience and talents in a meaningful way is remarkable. He places a real emphasis on listening and considers “feedback” a gift. He describes leadership as an “art” that is lived out not only through one’s career, but also through life. Danny believes that leadership is a privilege and shouldn’t be taken lightly or for granite. He embraces the philosophy of listening, understanding what motives those you lead, and knowing how struggles in personal life can impact your professional performance. By following Danny’s leadership concepts, you will learn how to create an environment that maximizes the opportunities for success, not only for yourself, but more importantly, for those you have been entrusted to lead. I highly recommend Danny as a leader and a mentor. His concepts and leadership skills can change you as a leader and are transferable to every aspect of personal and professional life. I am a better leader, worker, family man, and friend, because I have been able to embrace the “gift” and understand the art of leadership as modeled by Danny. -Tom Flanagan, Law Enforcement Specialist, USAF, AFOSI (Ret)

One of my best decisions was contacting The Auer Group for their one-to-one mentoring and Senior Executive Service Development. I was hitting a brick wall and decided that I needed some assistance. Not only did they talk to me to evaluate what my needs were, but they also listened to my concerns. They helped me change my thinking, revised my ECQ, and supplied me with a customized roadmap to place me in an improved standing. This transformation allowed me to be a more viable candidate for positions that I thought were out of my reach. -Dr. S. Stephens

I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Danny for many years.  He is passionate about leadership and has successfully held high level positions where he exemplified trust and integrity in dealing with sensitive operational and human resource matters. Danny has provided effective oversight of numerous task forces responsible for developing and executing strategic priorities for large organizations, which required substantial coordination and consultation with executives and diverse groups of subject matters experts to solve complex challenges. Danny is a highly regarded and respected leader, organizer and mentor that I have conferred with for valuable advice over the years. -Steve McCollough, Retired Financial Crimes Executive

I have known Danny Auer and worked with him in various professional capacities for over 22 years. I have personally witnessed Danny lead many levels of an organization from a front line supervisor to a senior manager and many levels in between. Danny served as the Chief of Staff for the Chief and Deputy Chief of IRS-Criminal Investigation for approximately 2 years where I witnessed firsthand his leadership acumen, dedication, attention to detail, ability to work under tight deadlines and his ability to bring together diverse interests from across the organization. Danny is a natural leader, a life-long learner, but also takes pride in learning and sharing with others. -Don Fort, Director of Investigations with Kostelanetz LLP, Former Chief, IRS Criminal Investigation

Danny is a fantastic facilitator with a wealth of executive-level experience.  I have personally sought his expertise to help navigate complex leadership and strategic-level decisions. -Kai J. Munshi, Senior Executive

Danny Auer stepped in to lead our organization during a period of major transition. He quickly assessed the office’s leadership gaps, and immediately put in place mechanisms to make employees feel heard. The result was immediate engagement, better performance, and implementation of long term processes we are still using five plus years later. His passion for both leadership and mission execution create an effective combination of strong performance and positive emotions in the workplace. Quite simply, coming to work was immediately more fun and we were quickly a more effective office directly because of his leadership. -Senior Government Manager