Starfleet Leadership Academy

May 31, 2023

Living in Both the Future and Present: The Key to Leadership

Unlock potential with vision. It is often said that the most successful leaders are those who can inspire and motivate their teams to unlock their true potential. But how can one do this? The answer lies in the power of vision. Vision is the abilit…

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Jan. 16, 2023

Starfleet Leadership Academy Honored at the Inaugural Signal Awards

Multi-award-winning leadership development podcast, Starfleet Leadership Academy, wins the Silver Listener's Choice Award in the Inaugural Signal Awards Jeff Akin and the rest of the team at Starfleet Leadership Academy have undoubtedly mastered th…

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Dec. 13, 2022

Exploring Themes of Diversity and Empowerment in the Animated Series The Infinite Vulcan

In the 68th episode of the Starfleet Leadership Academy, The Animated Series, The Infinite Vulcan, the concepts of diversity, inclusion, and trust are explored. The episode features a villainous doctor from the Eugenics Wars who is attempting to cre…

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July 5, 2022

The Culture of Why

Do you ever struggle with motivation? How about your team? Have you found yourself making inspirational speeches at meetings or designing incentive programs to keep things moving along? Finding the energy to do what needs to be done can be a challen…

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May 27, 2022

Taking it Personally

Star Trek The Next Generation Too Short a Season is a sad excuse for an episode with an even sadder life story to tell. The flimsy script revolves around Mark Jameson, an admiral at the end of his career who has been explicitly requested by Karnas f…

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May 17, 2022

Starfleet Leadership Academy Podcast Named Award of Excellence Winner in the 28th Annual Communicator Awards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Jeff Akin’s Starfleet Leadership Academy Podcast Named Award of Excellence Winner in the 28th Annual Communicator Awards   The Cutting-Edge Leadership Development Podcast Outlines Tangible Leadership Skill…

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May 2, 2022

Coaching for the Future

  If you’ve read my Selfish vs. Selfless blog then you know all about the manipulation tactics Lorca used in the Discovery episode Lethe. If you haven’t, go read it now! Lorca is a great example of what NOT to do. But he proves you…

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April 25, 2022

Selfish vs. Selfless

Have you ever felt manipulated at work? What about slipping into manipulation yourself? Why do we use this tactic in the first place? Most likely because we want something from another person and we either don’t have the skills to, or don&rsqu…

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April 11, 2022

Finding the Root Cause

  Problem-solving is a core skill in life and business. Notice I called it a skill. That means anyone can develop it! No one is born a great problem solver. You become a great problem solver by learning from others, making mistakes, and tryi…

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March 21, 2022

5 Ways to Avoid Focusing on Your Mistakes or Regrets

We all make mistakes, and we are all responsible for those mistakes. At the same time, we all learn from our mistakes and reach success by doing things differently.   The best thing would be to use this as motivation in our lives and not let …

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