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America Back to Work: Mike Sarraille
How to Adopt a Special Operations Mindset in HR
In this episode of America Back to Work, Arnette Heintze dives into the critical aspects of leadership and talent management with special guest Mike Sarraille. Mike is a retired US Navy SEAL officer, the founder and CEO of the Talent War Group, and a bestselling author of The Talent War: How Special Operations and Great Organizations Win on Talent.
Episode Highlights
- Mike shares insights from his challenging transition from the Navy to the corporate world and the lessons learned along the way.
- Leadership principles from the military that can be effectively applied in the private sector to create aligned, high-performing teams.
- Mike discusses the common pitfalls in talent management and how companies can improve their HR processes to retain top talent.
- Actionable advice on expanding the diversity of talent pools, especially drawing from the experiences of veterans and unconventional sources.
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S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.
Arnette Heintze is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.
He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.
After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm. In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.