August 29, 2026
Intention Does Not Guarantee Impact. Goodwill Doesn’t Buy Outcomes.
Intention belongs to the actor. Impact emerges in the system between you and everybody your decision passes through.
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Writing on impact,operating models, andmission-driven strategy.
Longer-form pieces on leadership, organisational design, and mission-driven strategy — from Whitney's own writing, newest first.
August 16, 2026
The Impact Revolution Has a Reporting Problem
The argument has been won. The operating room has not.
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The Six Capitals Framework Tells You What to Count. Not Who Decides.
An accounting ontology is not an operating model — and integrated reporting has never claimed to be one.
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Impact Reporting That Changes a Decision
Four questions that separate an impact report from an impact document.
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What You Are Actually Buying When You Buy Impact Consulting
Three very different products are sold under one label. Buying the wrong one is expensive and slow to notice.
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Who Owns the Impact Decision?
Most organisations can name who produces the evidence. Far fewer can name who is obliged to act on it.
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What Is the Impact Function Actually Worth?
You can put a number on it. Most organisations never have, which is why it is the first thing cut.
Read more →June 26, 2026
The Mandate–Responsibility Mismatch
Why holding people accountable for outcomes they have no authority to shape isn't empowerment — it's exposure, and a structural flaw few organisations are willing to name.
Read more →June 27, 2025
The Role of the Agitator
Leadership teams don't fail for lack of intelligence — they fail when no one is paying attention to the system itself. On the case for disciplined dissent at the top table.
Read more →June 17, 2025
Part 2: Culture, Capability & Competitive Advantage
Shifting oceans externally demand transformation internally. On strategic positioning, the VRIO lens, and why culture and reputation are the only assets that truly can't be copied.
Read more →June 10, 2025
Part 1: From 'Just Sales' to Core Strategy
Winning work isn't enough anymore. Markets are shifting, one-client blue oceans are turning red, and Business Development needs to be understood as enterprise development — a strategic capability, not a sales function.
Read more →June 2, 2025
Impact Stories Aren't Soft. They're Strategic.
Too often we treat impact stories as a feel-good extra. That's a mistake — stories reveal strategic fit, organisational relevance, and real-world ambition in ways no KPI dashboard ever could.
Read more →May 27, 2025
On Paper, You're Perfect.
On how social impact organisations can be fully compliant, highly efficient, and still be shockingly irrelevant — the case for treating impact data as a strategic driver, not an annual afterthought.
Read more →May 20, 2025
The Strategic Role of Marketing in Impact and Influence
In social impact, doing the work is no longer enough — demonstrating it clearly, credibly, and continuously is now essential. On why marketing must move from the edge of strategy to its centre.
Read more →May 13, 2025
Why We Win (and Laugh While Doing It)
On workplace fun, performance, and the serious impact of joy. Steffi Graf trained like everyone else — so what made her different? Not skill. Joy.
Read more →December 17, 2024
The Convergence of International Development and Employability
Co-authored with Joost Verwilghen. Five trends reshaping youth employment in international development: localisation, impact marketing, employer partnerships, digital innovation, and long-term sustainability.
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