Jeff Akin, a 20-year veteran of management and leadership roles, launches the Starfleet Leadership Academy podcast. Starfleet Leadership Academy is a fun and informative podcast that breaks down each episode of Star Trek – from the Original Series down to the spin-offs and beyond – and highlights examples of leadership and management that are noteworthy. It is an entertaining and instructive listen for those who want to learn about leadership development or those who are curious about Star Trek.
The
podcast benefits hugely from Jeff's presentation. He combines his wealth of
experience in the field of leadership and management with his vast knowledge of
Star Trek, infused with fun commentary and cool delivery. Each episode of
Starfleet Leadership Academy offers several valuable tidbits of information on
leadership, cooperation, and communication that can help advance one's
leadership skills, all while being wildly entertaining. Fans of Star Trek will
have plenty to unpack, and even non-fans will have their interest piqued with
fun annotations about the show.
In
one episode, Starfleet Leadership Academy parses "The Catwalk"
episode of Star Trek Enterprise and analyzes the leadership approach of Captain
Archer. It looks at building meaningful working relationships within teams and
staff members using the framework of emotional intelligence. Another episode
examines feedback models that will guide and transform teams during crises by
studying Star Trek: Discovery's "Choose Your Pain" episode.
Education, inspiration, professional development, and Star Trek really are the
perfect mix.
Star
Trek is more than just one of the largest franchises in film and television
history. It is a cult phenomenon that has a dedicated and passionate following
that are called "Trekkies." Since its debut as a television series on
September 8, 1966, Star Trek has only grown larger, spawning nine spin-off TV
series, a film franchise with 13 movies, an animated series, books, magazines,
comics, all kinds of merchandise, and a theme park. It has such a huge cultural
impact that some of today's technologies are inspired by the technologies of
the franchises, including the Palm PDA and Google Earth. It is also one of the first franchises to
have a multicultural and multiracial cast. It even has its own constructed
language called Klingon.
One
of the franchise's underrated aspects is its portrayal of leadership,
management, communication, and teamwork. This is exactly what Starfleet
Leadership Academy is exploring and providing.
As
one review puts it, "This is a really well-put-together podcast. The
quality is pro-level. Cool concept to use Star Trek as a leadership tool. I
love the idea, keep it coming!"
To know more about the Starfleet Leadership Academy or to listen to its podcast episodes, visit https://www.jeffakin.com
About
Starfleet Leadership Academy
Starfleet
Leadership Academy is a leadership development podcast that examines leadership
through the lens of Star Trek. It was launched in May 2020 by Jeff Akin, a
20-year veteran of the public and private sectors. With his extensive
experience in management and leadership in the media and entertainment field, Jeff
breaks down episodes of Star Trek and highlights great examples of leadership,
management, communication, and more.
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