If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s this: strategic planning can’t be static. It needs to evolve as fast as the world around us.
At Elate, we’ve seen how the pace of macroeconomic, technological, and societal change has pushed Strategy and Operations Leaders to rethink the way they’ve traditionally gone about planning and execution. Especially in today’s globally connected, fast-moving environment.
No sector has felt the urgency more than Higher Education.
From aligning long-term institutional values with real-time priorities to navigating governance shifts and political pressures, colleges and universities are facing growing complexity. But with that complexity comes opportunity.
This moment has become fertile ground for innovation, and Strategy and Operations Leaders like Charles Hammond at Goldey-Beacom College are stepping up to meet it.
From Static to Strategic at Camden County College
Another Strategy Leader embracing this pace of change is Jocelyn Lewis, EdD, VP of Institutional Effectiveness - Advancement and Strategic Initiatives at Camden County College.
Jocelyn joined a panel of Strategy Leaders to share how she’s helped move Camden County College from a manual, reactive planning process to a collaborative, dynamic approach that spans across the entire institution.
Using Elate, Jocelyn and her team have transformed the way strategy is executed across campus by moving from siloed tasks to shared ownership of progress.
As Jocelyn highlights, creating a unified view to Strategy Execution unlocks opportunity for any Institution. In particular, she highlights how her team has leveraged Elate to provide:
Transparency
Camden County’s strategy used to sit in binders, visible to few and acted on by fewer. Elate created a single source of truth that brought Camden’s strategy to life and gave everyone real visibility into priorities and progress.
Bias to Action
“When a plan lives in Excel, it’s static,” Jocelyn shared. There’s no room to ask questions, collaborate, or lean into areas of opportunity. By managing their strategy in Elate, teams can activate their plan by doubling down on what’s working, unblocking what’s not, and making the plan part of their day-to-day.
Celebrate the Wins
Now with a visible, shared strategy, teams can rally around common goals. Instead of departments operating in silos, Elate helped shift Camden from a culture of isolated, transactional work to one of purpose and progress.
Strategy That Sticks
Jocelyn is one of many Higher Education leaders turning to Elate to amplify the impact of their strategy across their institutions.
Gone are the days when Excel sheets or PowerPoint decks could carry the weight of institutional change. Today, strategy needs to be visible, dynamic, and actionable.
Because in Higher Ed—and everywhere else—dynamic strategy execution isn’t just a competitive edge. It’s quickly becoming a survival skill.
If you’re leading strategy, operations, or institutional planning at your college or university, we’d love to show you how Elate can help. Book a time below.
