Your Mindset

An employee’s ability to drive to and succeed at reaching goals or targets is directly correlated with career success.

Although a company will provide opportunities for your career, it is up to you to take advantage of them.

Operations shouldn’t be a scary place to work; it does require work, but the effort you put in will pay off!

All of the challenges in the transition to management are temporary; you will learn how to manage your way through them if you are willing to learn!

If you are complacent, unchallenged, unknowledgeable or overconfident, you are much less likely to try something new. Curiosity can definitely lead to process improvement!

If each one of us respects our coworkers, then it would follow that our workplace would be a safe and positive place for all shipbuilders.

Sometimes simply talking to someone can make all the difference in the world.

The attitude you bring to work every day is not only important for you in your current role, but also to your coworkers, your leadership and ‒ probably most significant…

While your mind is extremely powerful, it is nothing without action, and action translates into work.

It is important for you to have a conversation about your career aspirations. To make that conversation most effective, please keep three key ingredients in mind: timing, trust and persistence.

It really comes down to doing what it takes to be successful (do the work) with a good attitude.

Managing your career is an active exercise that can only be done by you. I can’t manage your career for you, but I can try to help you by sharing…

Identifying who you want to be when you grow up allows you to establish a target or North Star to aim at and hit.

You have to take time to evaluate what’s important for you and your family. No one else can do it for you.

Our Sailors’ families waiting at home are counting on us to provide a ship that protects their loved ones.

Rumor mill conversations can be entertaining and somewhat informational, but they can cause harm as well.

Owning mistakes and then learning from them show our commitment to not only our job or trade or craft but also to doing our work to the best of our…

It’s extremely important to me that we fix our problems – keeping valuable employees is an essential part of that effort.