Second Star to the Right: Essays on Leadership in Star Trek [Hardback]

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Second Star to the Right: Essays on Leadership in Star Trek

Jason A. Kaufman, Aaron M. Peterson (Eds.)

by James LeDuc (Education Design Lab), Michael Wong , Laurie Ulster , Emily Strand (Mount Carmel College of Nursing), Sebastian Stoppe (Saxony-Anhalt State Institute for School Quality and Teacher Training), Jason von Stietz , David Smith (German Sports University Cologne, Germany), Aaron M. Peterson (Converse University), Drew Nichols , Scott Maravilla , Scott Allison (University of Richmond), Jason A. Kaufman (Minnesota State University, Mankato), Jim Johnson (Modiphius Entertainment), Kelli Fitzpatrick (Modiphius Entertainment), Michael Dismuke (Eden Housing, Inc.), Bradley Stewart Chilton (University of Texas at El Paso), Bradley O. Browne , Claude Berube (United States Naval Academy), James Beggan (University of Louisville), Derek Tyler Attico

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This is my favorite book on Star Trek and (anything). And not just because it’s a fantastic work by a group of innovative leadership experts who really, really know their Star Trek. But because the authors walk the talk and boldly go where no others have gone before in discussing leadership traits and skills. In an age of noise, flashy politics, and disconnect, the theme of humble leadership--with its key components of conflict competency, loyalty, and care—is sure to console and inspire. “Second Star to the Right” will delight Star Trek fans and keep ‘em coming back for more (which I hope the editors will provide!)

Noam Ebner – co-editor, ‘Star Wars and Conflict Resolution’ series

Highly readable and relevant. Kaufman and Peterson have assembled an incredible crew of experts to tackle topics of central concern to leaders and managers. The “Star Trek” universe provides numerous access points for insights around successful leadership, mentorship, and personal growth, and “Second Star to the Right” explores these sectors with expertise, courage, and wit.

Jennifer Reynolds
Dean of the School of Law | Dave Frohnmayer Chair in Leadership & Law
University of Oregon

'Star Trek' provides an opportunity to explore the final frontier of leadership through its nearly six decades of series and films. With its basis in Enlightenment thinking (reason coupled to compassion) and its encouragement of diversity in its myriad forms, 'Star Trek' offers guidance on how to improve the human condition that has application in leadership across academic and professional fields. Leaders are constantly called upon to solve problems, direct institutional growth, and, on occasion, even solve humanitarian crises. Leadership development need not be complicated or overly staid. It should be engaging. 'Star Trek' provides us a venue through which to make it so. This book explores the application of 'Star Trek' to the practice of leadership across a diverse array of professional and academic fields. 'Second Star to the Right: Essays on Leadership in Star Trek' provides a set of exceptional chapters from a diverse range of scientists, professionals, writers, and thinkers. It will help you to utilize the wealth of 'Star Trek' canon applied across a robust array of fields to broadly inform the practice of leadership for a better world.

Jason A. Kaufman is a professor of educational leadership and director of the institutional review board at Minnesota State University, Mankato and a licensed psychologist. He is a co-author of 'Leadership in Star Trek: Lessons from the Captain's Chair'. He is also co-host of the 'Dice in Mind' podcast. Jason's research agenda is loosely bifurcated among two partially overlapping foci. On the empirical front, he focuses on the potential for mind-body and nature-based interventions to promote human functioning. However, his most recent papers have been policy papers regarding the exploration of space. Concurrently, Jason has been writing with his friend and colleague, Aaron Peterson, on the potential of 'Star Trek' to promote a better world through leadership.

Aaron M. Peterson is an assistant professor of leadership at Converse University. He is a co-author of 'Leadership in Star Trek: Lessons from the Captain's Chair'. Aaron’s research agenda focuses primarily on the process of conflict engagement in higher education as well as other sectors. He also explores leadership best practices in higher education and other arenas. This latter focus has really come into better focus as Aaron has been writing with his friend and colleague, Jason Kaufman, on the merits of 'Star Trek' to promote a better world through leadership.

Star Trek, leadership, leadership studies, leadership development, psychology, humility, patience, compassion, relationship, diversity, equity, inclusion