by Kimberly Arnold - CEO, Escalate Solutions | Aug 20, 2021 | Alignment, Corporate Culture, Growth Strategy, Operations, Small Business, Strategy, Technology, Value Proposition
ALL STAKEHOLDERS ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL How many times have you heard leadership prioritizing “meeting the needs of stakeholders”, without discerning between who those stakeholders are, how their roles differ, and how each category of stakeholder must be...
by Kimberly Arnold - CEO, Escalate Solutions | Dec 8, 2019 | Agile, Alignment, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Blockchain, C-Suite, Corporate Culture, CTO, Culture, Digital Transformation, Disruption, Intelligent Enterprise, IoT, Leadership, Machine Learning, Operations, Pivoting, Strategy, Value Proposition
Internal silos are killing Digital Transformation initiatives, because c-suites are failing to collaborate between strategy, culture, operations and technology. In more ways that not, embarking on a Digital Transformation initiative is no different that any other...
by Kimberly Arnold - CEO, Escalate Solutions | Apr 17, 2018 | Alignment, Analytics, Growth Strategy, Leadership, Pivoting, Strategy, Three Minutes to Escalate, YouTube
I repeatedly hear the phrase “Strategy is Dead” on various social media channels. I can only estimate that the individuals writing those articles don’t understand what the process of strategy entails. There are four steps to the Strategic Process:...
by Kimberly Arnold - CEO, Escalate Solutions | Aug 27, 2016 | Alignment, C-Suite, Corporate Culture, Delegation, Emerging Leaders, Growth Strategy, Human Resources, Leadership, Millennials, Scaling, Small Business, Strategy, Sustainability, Values, Vision, Work/Life Balance
As a growth strategist and operations advisor, one of the most common roadblocks to Alignment that I observe relates to the lack of communication and information sharing across an organization. Far too many entities fall into the trap of limiting forward-seeking...
by Kimberly Arnold - CEO, Escalate Solutions | 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...
by Kimberly Arnold - CEO, Escalate Solutions | Mar 28, 2016 | Alignment, Corporate Culture, Delegation, Emerging Leaders, Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Leadership, Mission, Values, Vision
