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Strategists and 7-S

My colleagues at McKinsey just updated the 7-S framework for operating model and organizational effectiveness for the first time in nearly…

Jun 30

Strategists and 7-S

Jun 30

The Study of Strategic Culture

In my last post, I explored the work of the late strategy theorist Colin S. Gray, who viewed the function of strategy as not merely to set…

Jun 8

The Study of Strategic Culture

Jun 8

The Function of Strategy: Lessons from Colin S. Gray

Leonardo da Vinci’s design

Apr 14

The Function of Strategy: Lessons from Colin S. Gray

Apr 14

The Root of Strategy

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

Apr 1

The Root of Strategy

Apr 1

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

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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