Best of LinkedIn: Strategy & Consulting CW 22/ 23

Over the past two weeks, the Strategy & Consulting community zeroed-in on safeguarding value against geopolitical shocks, sharpening execution discipline, and embedding AI as a core growth engine. New platforms, operating models, and playbooks signal a shift from experimentation to scaled impact.

Date

May 28, 2025

Strategy & Consulting

Thomas Allgeyer

Methodology: Every two weeks we collect most relevant posts on LinkedIn for selected topics and create an overall summary only based on these posts. If you´re interested in the single posts behind, you can find them here: https://linktr.ee/thomasallgeyer. Have a great read!

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Geopolitics & Risk

Scenario planning intensifies as firms map tariffs, supply-chain disruptions, and a multipolar order to strategic options
Tariff Command Centers emerge, translating real-time geopolitical signals into board-ready guidance
Risk governance shifts from reactive to predictive, embedding analytics for early-warning indicators of global shocks

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Strategic Methodology & Planning

Hypothesis-based strategy and quantified decision trees gain traction for navigating volatility
Enterprise architecture and cybersecurity are repositioned as board-level value levers, linking technical debt to growth
PE-backed consultancies spotlight disciplined capital allocation and incentive redesign to unlock expansion despite macro headwinds

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AI & Digital Transformation

Generative-AI moves from slide creation to board-level decision engines, recasting professional-services workflows
McKinsey’s Lilli knowledge platform and the newly launched EY.ai Agentic Platform (built with NVIDIA) anchor a wave of proprietary AI ecosystems
CEOs personally steer AI programmes, tying use-case portfolios to measurable value and enterprise architecture that scales
Consulting leaders call for an engineering-first mindset and cross-skilling in coding, data science, and critical thinking to stay competitive

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Leadership & Talent

Culture is framed as a strategic asset; intentional behaviours align global talent hubs with innovation goals
Boards revisit CEO succession and diversity pipelines, balancing rapid crisis response with long-term capability building
European CEOs adopt “fast and slow” thinking models to steer organisations through concurrent transformations

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Sustainability & ESG

Dialogue pivots from ESG “hype” to profit-driven “Sustainomics,” integrating climate targets with value-accretive business models
Investors and real-estate leaders highlight purpose-led storytelling to mobilise capital for net-zero initiatives

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Industry-Specific Strategy Signals

Centre-led procurement models, AI-enabled cost management, and consumer-centric growth playbooks surface as margin-expansion levers in procurement, consumer goods, and life-sciences posts

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