by Kimberly Arnold - CEO, Escalate Solutions | Apr 1, 2019 | C-Suite, Corporate Culture, Delegation, Emerging Leaders, Entrepreneurship, Growth Strategy, Human Resources, Leadership, Millennials, Strategy, Sustainability, Women in Business
In early 2019, CNBC conducted a survey of CEO’s that defined the top three challenges facing organizations as:: Attracting & Retaining Top Talent Creating New Business Models to Address Disruptive Technologies Developing Next-Generation Leadership Specific...
by Kimberly Arnold - CEO, Escalate Solutions | Mar 7, 2018 | Compensation, Human Resources
If you have read my published content or heard my lectures, you already know that I view every business opportunity and challenge through the lens of Escalate Solutions’ Four Pillars of Strategy (Planning, Alignment of Stakeholders, Execution and Optimization)....
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 | 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...
by Kimberly Arnold - CEO, Escalate Solutions | Mar 28, 2016 | Alignment, Corporate Culture, Delegation, Emerging Leaders, Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Leadership, Mission, Values, Vision