by Kimberly Arnold - CEO, Escalate Solutions | Apr 16, 2018 | Corporate Culture, Leadership, Operations, YouTube
Part One – Corporate Culture One of the subjects I am asking to address most frequently has to do with the characteristics. In this series, I take a deeper dive into the question, evaluating how expectations of leaders change as their business move...
by Kimberly Arnold - CEO, Escalate Solutions | Feb 14, 2018 | Corporate Culture, Delegation, Leadership
Last week, I had the honor of guest lecturing at the Center for Entrepreneurship for the College of Business within one of our regional universities. The course/content was dedicated to Management and Operational Consulting, and I was asked to address the students...
by Kimberly Arnold - CEO, Escalate Solutions | Jan 14, 2018 | Corporate Culture, Growth Strategy, Strategy, Sustainability
I saw a statistic recently that my home state of Colorado registered 117,648 new businesses in 2017 – a 7% YOY increase. And that is in a state with just over 5 million residents. Those numbers reinforced our mission and vision at Escalate Solutions, as we...
by Kimberly Arnold - CEO, Escalate Solutions | Jan 16, 2017 | Corporate Culture
I received some news this week that reminded me of the critical importance of organizational culture, and what can happen to even the most diversified and experienced entities if leadership allows its growth goals to take priority over the people that make such aims...
by Kimberly Arnold - CEO, Escalate Solutions | Jan 1, 2017 | Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Brand, C-Suite, Corporate Culture, Disruption, Emerging Leaders, Entrepreneurship, FinTech, Growth Strategy, IoT, Leadership, Pivoting, Strategy, Technology
Effective leadership demands an appreciation for the strategic realities of the competitive global business environment. As you and your team embark on the new year, remember to consider, embrace and apply these important themes: #1 – STRATEGIC PLANNING IS MORE...
by Kimberly Arnold - CEO, Escalate Solutions | Oct 31, 2016 | C-Suite, Corporate Culture, Delegation, Emerging Leaders, Entrepreneurship, Growth Strategy, Leadership, Mission, Operations, Pivoting, Scaling, Strategy, Sustainability
I am often asked to help clients overcome “conflicting dichotomies” – realities being experienced within a business or industry with seemingly contradictory or mutually-exclusive qualities. Challenges I am seeing in my client-base and the greater marketplace...