"Seven Habits" and Leadership at Sea

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This paper analyzes Steven Covey's book, "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People," from the point of view of a military naval sailor facing the death of his father. It shows how the author, from personal experience, applied Covey's seven principles to his own daily life, both in civilian life and on the ship, and came to recognize leadership qualities in several of those around him and in himself.

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"The fact that Covey's analysis of leadership meets both civilian and service needs was underlined by several core, formative experiences I have since had at sea, in examining my immediate leaders through Covey's sevenfold eyes. Once, I was particularly struck by the leadership behavior of a Captain who always gave public and private recognition for the quality of the labor of others, and complimented the diligence of his subordinates. He never saw losses, his thinking was always "win-win," stressing the positives learned, even when the individual made an accidental error. (9) He was never afraid that making compliments for a job performed correctly and excellently would make him seem weak, according to Covey's "paradigm" of "interdependent" leadership. (10)"

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