Best of LinkedIn: Strategy & Consulting CW 34/ 35

The past two weeks concentrated on turning AI from pilots into operating models, tightening risk governance, and embedding sustainability into financial performance. Sector notes and leadership themes rounded out a cycle focused on value creation, resilience, and execution discipline.

Date

August 20, 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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AI & Digital Transformation

Shift from pilots to enterprise operating models with governance, decision rights, and process alignment
ROI focus with clear value cases on margin, revenue, and cost, owned by CEOs and Chief Strategy Officers
Embedding AI expertise within business teams as a more durable advantage than top-level appointments
Agentic AI and capability elicitation reframing HR and knowledge work while human creativity remains the differentiator

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Risk, Compliance & Cybersecurity

UK failure to prevent fraud and HMRC CCO enforcement elevating proactive fraud controls beyond the UK
German anti-hybrid tax decree clarifying and complicating structures for multinationals, requiring tighter oversight
CISOs moving to risk-informed reporting tied to business strategy and board expectations
GenAI-enabled third-party risk management compressing assessment cycles via EY TPRM+ platform

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Sustainability & ESG

CSOs linking sustainability to financial performance through integrated strategies and demonstrable ROI
EPR and PSR used as levers for product lifecycle innovation rather than check-the-box compliance
Climate risk intelligence and insurability pressures pushing integration into strategy and underwriting
AI and open geospatial tools expanding analytics for energy and sustainability decision making

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Finance & Performance

FP&A platform choices anchored in planning philosophy, organizational structure, and decision cadence fit
Trade policy shifts and tariffs triggering pricing, supply chain, and market access responses, including pharma
Germany and Sweden debates highlighting cost reset and productivity imperatives for competitiveness
Europe’s productivity challenge versus the US framing strategy for growth and resilience

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Leadership, Org & Change

Human-centric leadership positioned to counter burnout while sustaining efficiency and growth
Transformation success hinging on CTO, CFO, and CSO alignment with technology linked to business value
Business Impact Analysis reinforced as a prioritization backbone for resilience and continuity
7-S and hybrid buy-and-build approaches aligning capabilities, structure, and investments for execution

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Sector & Market Signals

Energy scenario work underscoring structured foresight and resilience under divergent futures
US multifamily dynamics prompting recalibration around affordability, migration, regulation, and investment strategies
IT repositioned as a strategic partner through tighter linkage to business outcomes and collaboration
Operational excellence themes distilled from root-cause analysis experience to drive sustainable improvement

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Reports, Events & Launches

New AI in operations series emphasizing practical scaling and impact
EY TPRM+ highlighted for accelerating third-party risk reviews with genAI
Security and leadership podcasts expanding practitioner dialogue on risk and AI transformation
Sustainability reporting excellence awards convening workshops and networking for practitioners

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