As a leader, have you ever gotten to the point where you've said to yourself "My team is no longer engaged" or maybe as an individual contributor you can't get others to do their part, or listen to your ideas. We want people to listen to and act on our ideas, messages, instructions and initiatives. But before that can happen effectively, they need to buy-in into us. People buy into the leader then the vision People buy into the company, then the product Others have to buy int

Leadership is still the missing piece when it comes to being effective and achieving results in life, business and career. Not leadership as you know it.....maybe you think leadership is about titles, experience, certifications, position, eloquence, or charisma; these play a part in helping you get results but the real essence of leadership considers other factors that help you achieve even lasting results. Leadership, simply put is all about influencing, driving results and

Kemi Sorinmade Speaking at NSPE conference on the Path to Greater Team Effectiveness Last month, I had the pleasure of leading a workshop at an Engineering Conference. I spoke on the Path to Greater Team Effectiveness. In the workshop, we talked about what it would take to help their teams perform better. The secret to a high performance team is United Vision and Purpose. You have probably heard of the story of the tower of Babel from the Bible. The inhabitants of the earth

Welcome to summer. I'm always excited for this time of the year because the weather is warmer. It's a break from the nine months of having to wear a sweater, jacket or socks. Just as summer rolled around, we heard in the news that the CEO of Uber, Travis Kalanick resigned. I have been following the stories of the company's issues ever since one of the employees filed an harassment complaint. The stories are dear to my heart because my goal is to help organizations create co

As leaders, there comes a time when our job descriptions, functional or technical abilities, or title won't cut it anymore as we lead a team, strive to achieve our goals, or run an organization. Leadership is usually the missing piece that leads to effectiveness and lasting success, no matter what role we play. Even as a mom, I'm beginning to find out that not applying certain leadership skills are affecting the results I'm getting at home. Today, I have for you ten quick lea

I look back over the last three years since I launched out to start the Growth Studio and I don't believe that being a Tedx speaker would be one of my accomplishments for 2016. I set goals for 2016, I built my vision board but being a Tedx speaker wasn't one of my goals. It happened though because I had other goals; goals to speak and train at conferences, at events and at organizations. While pursuing that goal I came across a request for speakers for Tedxerie through Speake

On a few occasions, I've been asked the following question: "How can I lead and manage my remote team? Here are a few pointers and ideas to help effectively lead your team members who work from other locations. To your Success! Kemi Sorinmade Leadership Success Coach, Trainer, Facilitator The Growth Studio #leadership #relationships #Teamwork #success #PerformanceImprovement #manager

One of the things I will be talking about at this upcoming Tedx talk will be about my journey of personal growth and development, and how I overcame a life long struggle. This is the theme for the event: "Don't Give up the Ship - Everyday challenges make us question who we are. The stories of struggle, diligence, and perseverance get us through. What is your story?" The crux of my message is this: when purpose and passion collide, there is no telling what you can achieve a

Welcome to a new fall season. I hope your summer was great and that you're gearing up for a great fourth quarter. One of the books I read over the summer is "Fish" which I mentioned in a previous blog post: Your Summer Reading List The book tells the story of a manager who had been assigned the task to lead a disengaged, unmotivated and under performing team. She ended up learning what to do by seeking advice from an unlikely source; the employees at a fish Market place in

There has been a lot of talk about diversity in the workplace. A lot of money has been poured into countless diversity programs and yet a lot of organizations still fail to achieve their quest for a diverse workforce. One question to ask is why does diversity matter? If organizations don't understand why diversity is important to them, the battle is already lost. According to an article in the Center for American Progress, a diverse workforce combines workers from different b

I hope your summer is going great. Someone had asked me earlier this year to recommend a few books he could read to help him with his performance and productivity. In this Harvard Business Review article, it is stated that the leadership benefits of reading are wide-ranging. Evidence suggests reading can improve intelligence and lead to innovation and insight. Reading makes you smarter through a larger vocabulary, more world knowledge and abstract reasoning skills. Reading is

Updated January 9, 2017 What is it that sets successful people apart from unsuccessful people? Why is it that we struggle to achieve our goals, change our habits or reach our full potential? It is because we are not intentional about growth...personal growth. Personal development is the key to being successful. Ask any successful CEO, leader or professional and they will tell you that they have taken time to work on themselves, in addition to hard work and strategy. Goethe, t

In your organization, a management position has opened up. You've been assigned the task of leading a project or you've just being promoted to lead a team or department. You're very smart and great at what you do, but you realize you're playing a different game now because your job description now includes dealing with people; people you are responsible for. You have to think in terms of leading your team from a place of influence and not authority, force, manipulation or pos

In most of the leadership classes I teach, at least one person is frustrated about their boss. What can you do when those leading you and not good leaders themselves? Everyone, no matter what position they have or what role they play has some sort of leader above them. Even if you are the CEO of your company, you have a board and investors you report to. As a top person in a non-profit organization, you may have mentors above you. So how do you lead up? If you've been to some

A lot of employees and team members are frustrated today because of their bosses....their female bosses. You've heard so many times that people quit people and not the organization. Is the way you're leading your team a contributing factor to the lack of engagement, lack of performance, and high turnover rates at your organization? Here's my take on one of the reasons why female bosses have a hard time truly leading and a simple tip to help solve that problem. "Everything Ris

Many of us are talented and skilled in our professions but our effectiveness only goes so far if we cannot influence others. Developing and raising your influence results in a multiplying effect on your success, helps you stand out amongst the rest and enhances your ability to have a greater impact. Here are three simple things you can do to raise your influence: 1. Become a person of Integrity - when you don't have integrity you have nothing. This goes beyond being honest an

I had the privilege of speaking at a local organization last week on the 10 Strategies to Motivate and Engage your Team for Results. A lot of organizations and teams are experiencing lack of employee engagement, productivity and initiative, resulting in high turnover rates and loss of profits. The fault is not solely on the team members but more on the leadership of the organization. What can you do as a leader to influence your team better? What can you do as an individual c

Are your lack of awareness and blind spots keeping you from achiveing results? In our Leadership Gold program, Lesson #12 says: "Your Biggest Mistake is Not Asking What Mistakes You're Making" As leaders, in order to achieve exceptional results and succeed, so many things come into play and ones we often overlook are our level of awareness and blindspots. Our blindpots are those things we don't see that are affecting our results and our lack of awareness keeps us in the same

Happy New Year and welcome to a new year of possibilities. During my planning for the year, I took a look back at the previous year to reflect on what I was grateful for, what worked, what didn't work and what needed to stop. As you continue on your journey of growth and success, some things have to go and some things have to stop. You cannot attain new heights and achieve new goals with certain things that are still in the way. As I worked with clients and talked to prospect

One day while on my lunch break, I left my phone in plain view on the passenger seat of my car and got out of the car to grab my lunch. As I was walking away a thought popped into my head: "What if someone woke up this morning thinking that they wanted to steal a phone?" I quickly went back to my car and grabbed my phone. Yes, a lot of people would have walk by my car and probably not notice the phone but that one person whose intention was to steal a phone that day would not