Starfleet Leadership Academy

Aug. 18, 2021

Why Robots are Good for Business

The way we work is changing. More and more of us are working remotely, either from home or in co-working spaces. And as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes a bigger part of the workforce, it’s time for managers to start thinking about how the…

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Aug. 16, 2021

Performance Reviews That Actually Work

It’s almost like this episode of Discovery was custom built for this blog! Today we get to talk about performance reviews through the lens of Saru’s leadership in “Choose your Pain.” Do you have a rhythm in place for receiv…

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Aug. 12, 2021

Six Sigma: What is DMAIC

Six Sigma is a quality management methodology that has been around for over 20 years. It was developed in the 1980s by Motorola and has since been adopted by many other companies. The name Six Sigma is derived from the bell curve used in statistics …

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Aug. 6, 2021

The 5 Leadership Books You Should be Reading

It’s never too late to learn leadership skills. 2021 has been a year of growth and reflection. It's also been a year full of reading! The following are five of my favorite ones that have stood the test of time and will continue to be useful…

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Aug. 2, 2021

Trust: The Key to Effective Leadership

Welcome, everyone! Thank you, once again, for climbing aboard this wild ship with me. Today is a good one! (I feel like I always say that, but what can I do? It’s always true.) Today we learn some leadership lessons from an unexpected source. …

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July 29, 2021

Integrity in the Workplace

If you're a manager or in a leadership role, chances are good that your integrity has been challenged at some point. It's happened to all of us, and it's something we should talk about more frequently, because the most common thing I see managers …

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July 19, 2021

A Culture of Coaching

Imagine this scenario with me: you have an employee or team member who notices a problem at work. They fix the problem but, in the process, create multiple new problems. Now it’s your responsibility to bring their attention to these mistakes. …

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July 9, 2021

Empathy is Crucial at Work

Empathy can be defined as the ability to identify with or understand another person’s situation, feelings, and motives. If you want to create more empathy in your office it's important to have a genuine care for other people on your team that…

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July 7, 2021

Let's celebrate neurodiversity with Data!

Lt. Commander Data is one of the most famous and beloved of all Star Trek characters. He has been in many episodes, as well as four movies. And yet he never speaks to anyone except for a few words here or there. Why? Because Data is neurodivergent…

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July 5, 2021

Mental Health is part of your Total Health

Today’s focus is unique - for this blog as well as Star Trek: The Next Generation. In fact, this topic is a total departure from traditional Star Trek episodes. Today we’re going to talk about mental health, specifically in light of li…

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