Principled Leadership. Strategic Clarity. Enduring Impact.
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With over two decades of expertise spanning technology, leadership research and development, organizational strategy, and values-based innovation, Karlene brings a rare blend of strategy, leadership, and storytelling to every stage. She has shared platforms with global trailblazers and equips leaders across sectors to lead with principle, coherence, and impact.
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Publications
The State of Strategy - From Documents to Discipline
Studies show that 67% of all strategies fail due to poor execution. Not because the vision was flawed, but because organizations lacked the internal coherence to carry it out.
Originally published on LinkedIn.
Humber College Deans News
The Faculty of Business at Humber College invited Karlene to be a guest lecturer to the class of graduating business students in November 2020 and later featured Karlene in the Dean's Newsletter to show their appreciation for her presentation.
The Architecture of Equity: Why Leadership Needs a Blueprint for Systemic Change
My new whitepaper, The Architecture of Equity: Designing Measurable, Regenerative Leadership Ecosystems, is a strategic blueprint for embedding systemic equity into the DNA of leadership. It challenges the status quo, reveals the pitfalls of performative inclusion, and introduces a sustainable model leaders can measure and replicate.
Originally published on LinkedIn.
Leader Wellness As A Strategic Imperative
Burnout, in particular, has emerged as a defining leadership risk of our time. McKinsey defines burnout as a state of chronic exhaustion, detachment, and reduced efficacy caused by prolonged stress and a persistent mismatch between demands and capacity. Research shows that the majority of leaders now report symptoms of burnout, with direct consequences for decision quality, engagement, and retention.
Originally published on Linkedin
Unlock Your Potential - The Charles Matthews Show
What is potential, and how does one unlock it?
Karlene has made several appearances on the Charles Matthews Show as a guest expert. In this episode, she discusses tapping into and maximizing one's potential, plus other leadership topics in this lively interview with Charles Matthews.
Guest Host at GFTV
Dream Big interview with Pastor Martins Fatola
Acknowledging her powerful public speaking and interviewing skills, Gospel Faith TV made a special request for Karlene to host this segment on their behalf.
Leadership and Transformational Change
GBKM TV
Karlene sits in as a guest expert on leadership and personal transformation in this interview on GBKM TV.
In this timely and deeply researched work, Karlene A. Millwood, MBA, draws from interviews, surveys, and lived experience to explore how self-perception influences leadership readiness, workplace navigation, and professional ambition.
Quiet Moments: Encouragement for Daily Living shares lessons and meditations that guide women of faith to carve out time every day to tap into divine power and strengthen their walk of faith.
Through reflection, truth-telling, and spiritual grounding, Unmute exposes the cost of silence and reawakens voice as stewardship rather than performance.
Explore the inner workings of how IMPACT™ transforms strategy to performance.
Upcoming Events
Wed, Apr 08Virtual EventAn interactive webinar that explores why many well-intentioned strategies fail; because of misalignment across leadership, culture, and systems.
Tue, Jun 16Location is TBDWe work in a time of rapid technological change, rising scrutiny, and persistent workforce fatigue. HR leaders are being asked to champion ethics, strategy, and humanity all at once.