On Young Upstarts, Karla Raines provides four insights into how organizations achieve strategic success. Between new customer zeitgeists and the ripple effects of COVID-19, purpose-driven leaders have their hands full stepping boldly into the Next Normal™. Read more...

Turning the Sweet Spot Inside Out
As a strategist, my job is to master the most effective tools. Strategy isn’t a race for efficiency; instead, it requires a focus on effectiveness and “doing things right.” After using various tools, I landed on The Strategic Sweet Spot in Harvard Business Review’s Can You Say What Your Strategy Is? by David Collis and Michael G. Rukstad.

On Qualitydigest.com, Karla Raines describes her journey from the world of industrial engineering to the world of strategy consulting. Over an impressive career, she's realized that without a compelling uniqueness, your company risks being essentially equivalent, or...