Capturing 100 years of strategy in one book is no small feat. A Century of Strategy and Impact chronicles the evolution of the field of strategy through articles, letters, and recollections of extraordinary colleagues. The result is a focused narrative on how the meaning of strategy has transformed from its origins in planning and financial control to a dynamic discipline of leadership.
Explore the firm’s evolution decade by decade to see how strategy adapted to economic cycles, technological disruptions, and shifting global markets. You’ll discover intellectual milestones from each generation of McKinsey leaders who shaped the firm’s thinking and the practice of management. Enriched by academic research and tested against the best thinking in the field, these pages reveal how our peers defined and influenced the core concepts of strategy that will endure in the century to come.
Enjoy the journey through the history of strategy at McKinsey!