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Whitney Zimmerman

The Root of Strategy

In the mid-1850s, as America’s railroads were transforming commerce and society, Scottish engineer Daniel McCallum faced an increasingly…

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The Root of Strategy

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Strategy Must Survive to Matter: Lessons from Andrew Marshall, the Pentagon’s “Yoda”

With yesterday’s announcement that the Pentagon’s Office of Net Assessment would be disestablished and its activities rebuilt, I want to…

Mar 14

Strategy Must Survive to Matter: Lessons from Andrew Marshall, the Pentagon’s “Yoda”

Mar 14

Strategy is still a craft

In the critical early days of the American Revolution, the same master craftsman who designed elegant buildings like Nassau Hall at…

Mar 6

Strategy is still a craft

Mar 6

Strategy Beyond Great Waves

The not-so-entirely-new (link, link) news that the DeepSeek team’s latest AI models — especially V3, R1, and R1-Zero — could be trained at…

Jan 29

Strategy Beyond Great Waves

Jan 29

The Meaning of Strategy

In the biblical story of Babel, humans begin building a tower to reach heaven. Seeing their hubris, God breaks their unity by making them…

Jan 20

The Meaning of Strategy

Jan 20

The Value of Strategy

In the heart of Florence’s Galleria dell’Accademia stands a testament to human ambition: Michelangelo’s David. At seventeen feet tall, its…

Jan 3

The Value of Strategy

Jan 3

The Subtle Art of Competitive Advantage

In 1962, Andy Warhol was looking to stand out in a crowded art scene. Abstract expressionism dominated galleries, but Warhol saw an…

Jan 3

The Subtle Art of Competitive Advantage

Jan 3

Strategy is About Choices

Stand before a Rothko painting and something remarkable can happen. The sheer scale commands your attention. A few bold fields of color…

Jan 3

Strategy is About Choices

Jan 3

Strategy in the Face of Uncertainty

High above a sea of swirling fog stands a solitary figure. He is often called a wanderer, but that’s a mistranslation of Caspar David…

Jan 3

Strategy in the Face of Uncertainty

Jan 3

The Strategist and Strategy Leadership

An interesting linguistic distinction in French caught my attention during a Talking Strategy podcast featuring Beatrice Heuser, Paul…

Jan 3

The Strategist and Strategy Leadership

Jan 3

Whitney Zimmerman

Whitney Zimmerman

Whitney is a consultant, counsellor, and coach to strategy leaders and other executives. He leads McKinsey's Strategy Leadership work globally.

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