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Sean Heritage

Dots signify two things. First, they represent the milestones, large and small, happy and sad, we enjoy throughout the journey of life.
They additionally symbolize disparate pieces of data that by themselves mean far less than they do in the aggregate. This forum is all about celebrating the lessons of life, enjoying the journey, and making sense of things along the way. Our quality of life and the value we deliver have everything to do with how deliberate we are in...
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Workplace Culture: Google and the Military

Workplace Culture: Google and the Military

It is no secret that Google enjoys a unique corporate culture. Last week, as part of the Information Dominance Corps Senior Leadership Seminar, I had […]

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Mentorship, Sponsorship and Favoritism

Mentorship, Sponsorship and Favoritism

Mentorship – A personal developmental relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps a less experienced or less knowledgeable person. The focus […]

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Teams Failing Leaders?

Teams Failing Leaders?

As I look forward to witnessing another good friend realize the career milestone that is Command, I am reminded that it has been less than […]

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The “C” Word

The “C” Word

Just like every other Weekly Operations Brief at NIOC Pensacola, I witnessed something new. The difference last week was that my observations had little to […]

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Because All Goals Require a Team Effort…

Because All Goals Require a Team Effort…

I am in the process of meeting individually with each of the 150+ members of our team to discuss their personal goals, among other things. […]

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Menteeship

Menteeship

The Navy has been focused on mentorship for longer than I can remember. We have witnessed forced mentorship, where mentors are formally assigned to individuals. […]

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The Millennial Mindset

The Millennial Mindset

It is said that thoughts, moods, and attitudes are contagious. I agree 100% and for that reason, I choose to associate with people who are […]

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Passion, Purpose, Progress

Passion, Purpose, Progress

As leaders, followers and any variation thereof, we find ourselves needing to influence the behavior of others and incentivize them to take specific action. In […]

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AN vs IN Authority

AN vs IN Authority

I like to think that each and every one of is an authority on something. Whether it be baseball statistics of yesteryear, automobile repair, medicine, […]

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“Wait Till Your Father Gets Home”

“Wait Till Your Father Gets Home”

As a child, I rarely heard my mother make the statement, “Wait till your father gets home.” When she did, it was a request for […]

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Firefighters

Firefighters

As a native of California, fires were a constant on the evening news during the summer season. I remember on many occasions local firefighters traveling […]

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Leadership Versus Power

Leadership Versus Power

Regardless of our current employment status (executive, individual contributor, stay-at-home spouse, etc.), each of us is presented with opportunities in both our personal and professional […]

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Fourth Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Another week of the football season is behind us, and as always there was plenty of drama in the fourth quarter of more than a […]

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Collaborate, Integrate, and Educate

Collaborate, Integrate, and Educate

As one who takes the role of mentor very seriously, I consider myself privileged to be sought out by juniors for career advice. Recently, I […]

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Politics in the Workplace

Politics in the Workplace

Many people believe that politics has no place in the workplace. If that is how you feel, think about politics as relationships and your opinion […]

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Feedback

Feedback

One of the keys to continual improvement is constructive 360-degree feedback. The problem is, we are not accustomed to providing others with honest feedback, nor […]

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Executing as a Team

Executing as a Team

I have but a few passions in life and at the top of my list is doing just about anything with my son. For this […]

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