top of page
Alex Vasquez
Writer
Principal and Chief Consultant
More actions
Profile
Join date: Sep 30, 2024
Posts (8)
Aug 13, 2025 ∙ 2 min
The Power of a Fractional Chief Strategy Officer in Higher Education
"Higher education leaders don’t need more outside advice—they need trusted partners who understand their institution from the inside out. Through our Integrated Advisory Partnership, Integrated Strategy Consulting offers a fractional Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) model that provides high-context counsel, strategic alignment, and real-time support to help universities achieve greater clarity, momentum, and long-term success.
6
0
Aug 11, 2025 ∙ 4 min
Hope Is Not a Strategy, but It Is at the Heart of One
We often say “hope is not a strategy”—but what if it’s the heart of one? Drawing on Jessica Riddell’s Hope Circuits, we see hope not as wishful thinking, but as a disciplined, intentional stance for navigating complexity. Hope invites leaders to pause, think differently, do differently, tolerate discomfort, expand the circle, and build intentional community. It is what turns uncertainty into possibility and aligns action with vision. As Riddell reminds us: Hope is a circuit we build together.
25
0
Aug 4, 2025 ∙ 1 min
Leading Vertically and Horizontally
As careers in higher education and nonprofit leadership evolve, titles alone don’t tell the full story. Moving into senior roles requires more than deep expertise within a single function. It calls for the ability to lead across the organization, influence peers, and act as an institutional thinker.
At Integrated Strategy, we help leaders develop both their vertical depth—the expertise that grounds their work—and their horizontal reach.
9
0
bottom of page