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Roadblocks to Strategic Alignment in Partnerships: Four Difficult Questions Business Owners Must Ask

Roadblocks to Strategic Alignment in Partnerships: Four Difficult Questions Business Owners Must Ask

by | Apr 7, 2016 | Alignment, C-Suite, Corporate Culture, Emerging Leaders, Entrepreneurship, Growth Strategy, Human Resources, Leadership, Mission, Scaling, Small Business, Strategy, Sustainability, Value Proposition, Values

For all of the posts, presentations and lectures I share that highlight the “Four Steps of Effective Strategic Planning”, the truth is, some organizations have a (much) more difficult time solidifying their growth path than others do. One of the most frequent requests...
Strategic Planning in the Turf Wars of Growth: The Peril of “C-Suite Repeat”

Strategic Planning in the Turf Wars of Growth: The Peril of “C-Suite Repeat”

by | Apr 6, 2016 | C-Suite, CEO, CMO, COO, CSO, CTO, Growth Strategy, Human Resources, Leadership, Operations

HOW INTERSECTING LINES OF AUTHORITY & DECISION MAKING CAN UNDERMINE AN ORGANIZATION’S STRATEGIC PLAN & GROWTH “C-Suite Repeat” is a term I coined this past year to describe an emerging phenomenon I was observing stemming from overlapping and repetitive lines...
Step 4 – Escalate’s 6 Step Optimization Evolution: Entrepreneurs Must Assume Pivoting

Step 4 – Escalate’s 6 Step Optimization Evolution: Entrepreneurs Must Assume Pivoting

by | Mar 28, 2016 | Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Growth Strategy, Operations, Pivoting, Research

STRATEGIZE/PLAN; TEST/MONITOR; MEASURE/ANALYZE; DISCOVER/REFINE; PIVOT (AS NEEDED; REPEAT Deliberate growth requires ongoing assessment and adjustment. Technological tools and entrepreneurial marketing applications have changed the optimization process extensively. It...
Step 1 – Escalate’s 8 Critical Topics in Strategy Development: Start by Asking the Right Questions

Step 1 – Escalate’s 8 Critical Topics in Strategy Development: Start by Asking the Right Questions

by | Mar 13, 2016 | Big Data, Corporate Culture, Cost Controls, Growth Strategy, Leadership, Marketing, Mission, Operations, Pivoting, Research, Scaling, Small Business, Strategy, Sustainability, Value Proposition, Values, Vision

Want to Grow Your Business?  Start by Asking the Right Questions.   When working with our clients, Escalate Solutions applies the following “8 Critical Topics in Strategic Planning” to pinpoint the most critical subject areas for enabling growth...
The Need for Cross-Sector Balance: The Death of the Single-Minded Business Leader

The Need for Cross-Sector Balance: The Death of the Single-Minded Business Leader

by | Jan 15, 2016 | C-Suite, Emerging Leaders, Entrepreneurship, Growth Strategy, Leadership, Mission, Operations, Strategy, Sustainability, Value Proposition, Values, Vision

Like many others in the Rocky Mountain Region, I attended the annual Denver Startup Week last fall. I was fortunate enough to sit-in on one of the (always-engaging) sessions led by thought-leader and celebrated speaker, professor, entrepreneur and founder of...