Starfleet Leadership Academy - Leadership Through Star Trek
Jeff Akin
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Star Trek is full of great examples of leadership. Jeff Akin, a leader with over 20 years of executive management experience in both the public and private sectors, breaks down each episode of Star Trek, from The Original Series to Discovery, and beyond; pointing out examples of great leadership, management, lean/six-sigma, communication and more. If you enjoy Star Trek, or are even a little Trek-curious, and have an appetite for leadership development, this is the podcast for you.
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045: DS9: Whispers
Starfleet Leadership Academy - Leadership Through Star Trek
01/25/22 • 41 min
5.0
On this episode, Jeff Akin reviews Star Trek Deep Space 9, Whispers (Season 2, Episode 14). He will examine the leadership approaches of Commander Sisko.
Strange things are afoot on DS9 - and O'Brien is caught in the middle of it! Sisko's "odd" behavior gives us the opportunity to learn about DOWNTIME; the 8 wastes of lean:
D - Defects O - Overproduction W - Waiting N - Non-Utilized Talent T - Transportation I - Inventory M - Motion E - Extra Processing
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VOY: Once Upon a Time Revisited - With Coach Cam
Starfleet Leadership Academy - Leadership Through Star Trek
06/21/22 • 49 min
5.0
In the last episode, VOY: Once Upon a Time, Jeff Akin said he was not a parenting expert, so he focused on the leadership aspects of that episode. Jeff is joined by Coach Cam from the Our Village Stories podcast who does provide a parenting perspective on this episode.
Our Village Stories: https://www.ayecoachcam.com/
Coach Cam is an educator, an athletic director and a masters graduate from Sarah Lawrence College.
He spent 8 years coaching basketball at the Division 2 level, helping young men develop life skills for their future endeavors.
During his tenure as a New York City public school teacher, he developed a basketball program that grew from 12 to 90 students in a six year span. In this time, he changed the mindset and culture revolving around sports and student athletes.
Episode mentioned: Can You Accept Not Knowing
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072: TNG: The Bonding
Starfleet Leadership Academy - Leadership Through Star Trek
02/07/23 • 39 min
5.0
On this episode, Jeff Akin reviews Star Trek The Next Generation, The Bonding (Season 3, Episode 5). He will examine the leadership approaches of Captain Picard and Counselor Troi.
A child on the Enterprises loses his mother and he is all alone. Captain Picard not only has to tell him of his loss, but also has to solve an alien mystery. In this, he demonstrates that a leader rarely needs to make decisions, or enter into situations, on their own.
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073: TOS: And The Children Shall Lead
Starfleet Leadership Academy - Leadership Through Star Trek
02/21/23 • 38 min
5.0
On this episode, Jeff Akin reviews Star Trek The Original Series, And the Children Shall Lead (Season 3, Episode 5). He will examine the leadership approaches of Captain Kirk and Dr. McCoy.
Arguably one of the worst episodes in all of Star Trek gives an incredible framework for acknowledging and processing feelings to move towards better outcomes and productivity. Jeff shares three techniques to enhance your emotional intelligence and demonstrate compassion and empathy:
- Be an Active Listener
- Provide visible, tangible support
- Openly acknowledge and name emotions
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074: VOY: False Profits
Starfleet Leadership Academy - Leadership Through Star Trek
03/07/23 • 39 min
5.0
On this episode, Jeff Akin reviews Star Trek Voyager, False Profits (Season 3, Episode 5). He will examine the leadership approaches of Captain Janeway and Kol and Arridor.
Capitalism is EVIL! Except when it isn't, which is a surprising amount of the time. As a counterpoint to the way the Ferengi are portrayed here, I talk about the concept of benevolent of conscious capitalism. I reference these news articles in the podcast:
Harvard Business Review - Companies that Practice “Conscious Capitalism” Perform 10x Better
Forbes - The Rise of Conscious Capitalism
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Got friends who are fans of Star Trek or interested in topics on leadership? Don't forget to share the podcast!
Support the Starfleet Leadership Academy Podcast on: https://patreon.com/sfla
And if you visit the episode page at https://www.starfleetleadership.academy/, you'll find a transcript of this episode.
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055: VOY: Once Upon a Time
Starfleet Leadership Academy - Leadership Through Star Trek
06/14/22 • 39 min
5.0
On this episode, Jeff Akin reviews Star Trek Voyager, Once Upon a Time (Season 5, Episode 5). He will examine the leadership approaches of Captain Janeway and Neelix.
This episode introduces us to Flotter!! But more importantly, it shows how paternalism, or parentalism, is never effective when you're leading a person or a team.
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Support the Starfleet Leadership Academy Podcast on: https://patreon.com/sfla
And if you visit the episode page at https://www.starfleetleadership.academy/, you'll find a transcript of this episode.
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044: ENT: A Night In Sickbay
Starfleet Leadership Academy - Leadership Through Star Trek
01/11/22 • 37 min
5.0
On this episode, Jeff Akin reviews Star Trek Enterprise, A Night in Sickbay (Season 2 Episode 5). He will examine the leadership approaches of Captain Archer.
Captain Archer decides he is too good to apologize. In doing this, he insults his crew and jeopardizes his ship. Jeff examines his actions and how he finally decides to do the right thing.
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059: DS9: The House of Quark
Starfleet Leadership Academy - Leadership Through Star Trek
08/09/22 • 35 min
5.0
On this episode, Jeff Akin reviews Star Trek Deep Space 9, The House of Quark (Season 3, Episode 3). He will examine the leadership approaches of Quark (Yes!!! Quark!)
Jeff dives into the Be Do Have model. It's a powerful way of thinking about who you need to BE in order to DO the things you need to do to HAVE what you want.
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Support the Starfleet Leadership Academy Podcast on: https://patreon.com/sfla
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SPECIAL EPISODE - Join Red Squadron Today
Starfleet Leadership Academy - Leadership Through Star Trek
06/07/22 • 7 min
5.0
Join the Starfleet Leadership Academy Red Squadron by becoming a Patreon Subscriber.
For the next few weeks, all new and promoting members of Red Squadron will be invited to a live Ask Me Anything Meet 'n Greet with Jeff Akin. AND, if we hit our goal of new and promoting members, every Red Squadron member will get some cool stuff too.
Visit https://www.patreon.com/sfla to join Red Squadron today!
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3 Listeners
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The Captain's Chair: Picard and Leadership - Captain Picard Week Special
Starfleet Leadership Academy - Leadership Through Star Trek
03/03/22 • 37 min
5.0
On this special episode, Jeff Akin shares his contribution to Strange New Pod's Captain Picard Week Podcast Festival! This was a full week of podcasts celebrating Jean-Luc Picard as we prepare for the premier of season 2 of Picard. You can check out the entire festival here: https://www.strangenewpod.com/blog/captain-picard-week-schedule/
Jeff talks about the 5 things Picard does, at a galaxy-class level of expertise, that make him stand out as a leader. Those are:
- Meeting people where they are at
- Asking for help
- Standing up for and defending his team
- Helping his team grow and develop
- Making the most out of each moment and opportunity
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Support the Starfleet Leadership Academy Podcast on: https://patreon.com/sfla
And if you visit the episode page at https://www.starfleetleadership.academy/, you'll find a transcript of this episode.
The Starfleet Leadership Academy is a proud member of the ElectraCast Media Best Business Network.
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