Navigating the seven seas is an account of the leadership experiences two high achieving african americans in the us navy this father and son duo both achieved leadership ranks in the service of their country by following certain precepts than can applied for success in any profession both military and civilian melvin g williams sr served in the us navy for 27 years 1951 1978 and reached the highest enlisted leadership rank of master chief with final navy leadership assignment . Navigating the seven seas is indeed the leadership lessons of the first african american father and son to serve at the top in the us navy mscm ss williams sr retired and vadm williams retired are indeed the epitome of navy leadership naval history and naval heritage all wrapped into one. Navigating the seven seas is indeed the leadership lessons of the first african american father and son to serve at the top in the us navy mscm ss williams sr retired and vadm williams retired are indeed the epitome of navy leadership naval history and naval heritage all wrapped into one. Navigating the seven seas is an account of the leadership experiences two high achieving african americans in the us navy this father and son duo both achieved leadership ranks in the service of their country by following certain precepts than can applied for success in any profession both military and civilian. Navigating the seven seas leadership lessons of the first african american father and son to serve at top in the us navy melvin williams sr melvin williams jr naval institute press jun 2 2011 history 208 pages