This would be a perfect time for him to ride. We were scheduled to conduct a one-day transit from the port of Lahaina on the neighboring island of Maui back to Pearl Harbor. He expressed an interest in riding the ship and the navy set it up. We would have seminars discussing the various habits and the application of those habits made Santa Fe a more effective submarine.It turned out that Stephen was doing some work for the navy and learned about what we were doing on Santa Fe. I gave every officer and chief who reported a copy of his book. I applied what I learned to my life immediately.Later, when assigned to command the USS Santa Fe, I applied his 7 Habits approach at the organizational level. The overall approach of private victory then public victory, describing our growth as proceeding from dependence through independence to interdependence struck me as incredibly simple yet powerful. It started indirectly, when, after a period of reflection and tough going I discovered the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Stephen had a tremendous impact not only on my life, but through me, on the lives of those I had the privilege to lead.
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