Onboarding, adoption & customer success · Working
Executive escalation
Also called: leadership escalation
ELI5
An issue requiring attention from senior leaders because of impact or relationship risk.
Used in conversation
“The account review should connect executive escalation to the customer’s intended outcome.”
Pitch context
You will see “Executive escalation” in go-to-market plans, sales forecasts, account reviews and commercial proposals when the discussion reaches onboarding, adoption & customer success.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret onboarding, adoption & customer success without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 2
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- U.S. Small Business Administration — Write your business planSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- IFRS Foundation — IFRS GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16