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Dr. Sam Adeyemi

Dr. Sam Adeyemi

Atlanta-based Dr. Sam Adeyemi is CEO of Sam Adeyemi, GLC, Inc. and founder and executive director of Daystar Leadership Academy (DLA). More than 52,000 alumni have graduated from DLA programs, and more than 3 million CEOs and high-performing individuals follow him on top social media sites. Dr. Sam is the author of “SHIFTS: 6 Steps to Transform Your Mindset and Elevate Your Leadership” (Wiley) and "Dear Leader: Your Flagship Guide to Successful Leadership." He holds a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership from Virginia's Regent University, and is a member of the International Leadership Association. He and his wife, Nike have three children.

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Sam Adeyemi
Global CEO Forum

To Scale Your Business, You Must Scale Your People

Dr. Sam Adeyemi Dr. Sam AdeyemiGlobal CEO Forum
Every successful start-up has a built-in trap: The things that made you successful stop working. Though that’s not quite accurate; it’s not that they stop working — it’s that they can’t keep working, past a certain point. A young business typically thrives on a charismatic founder, a lean and hungry...
Nelson Mandela
Executive Profiles

Vision Outlasts Circumstances: What Nelson Mandela Teaches About Building a Future Bigger Than the Present

Dr. Sam Adeyemi Dr. Sam AdeyemiExecutive Profiles
Leadership is the constant practice of managing tension: tension between colleagues and managers, customers and employees, constraints and opportunities. One thing that separates visionary leaders from mere caretakers is simply the refusal to let the crush of present circumstances define the scope of future possibilities. In Nelson Mandela, we see...
Board meeting
Global Executives

I’ve Coached Executives for Years. These Are the 5 Fateful Failures That Will Change Your Way of Thinking.

Dr. Sam Adeyemi Dr. Sam AdeyemiGlobal Executives
“As it turns out, failure IS an option.” These words come from Charlie Brown, the Sunday “funnies” embodiment of failure. Of course, Charlie means it to be self-effacing, as he sits on a bench and laments to Linus about one of his many personal failures. That said, I actually find it quite inspiring. Because yes, failure IS an...
Dr. Sam Adeyemi
Executive World

The Multigenerational Workplace Is Here: 4 Leadership Breakdowns Hindering Organizational Performance

Dr. Sam Adeyemi Dr. Sam AdeyemiExecutive World
Modern organizations face modern challenges; as human lifespans have lengthened, so have work lives, and many teams now have five generations working side by side. Additionally, they’re often working remotely across cities, countries, and time zones; recent data suggests that up to 78% of employees now work either remotely or in hybrid environments. For...
Dr. Sam Adeyemi
Executive Profiles

The Strategic SHIFT That Separates Visionaries from Managers

Dr. Sam Adeyemi Dr. Sam AdeyemiExecutive Profiles
What is leadership, at its core? It is the effective stewardship of long-term institutional destiny. This attention to stewardship defines the difference between managers and visionaries. Managers focus their efforts on optimizing existing structures and processes, while visionary leaders, understanding that the world is in flux, actively engineer future relevance. That creation of an...
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