Micah Zenko
Meet Micah
Micah Zenko is the Director of Research and Learning at McChrystal Group, charged with the development and instruction of offerings designed to improve organizational performance through Red Teaming, strategic planning, and scenario development.
What did you do before joining McChrystal Group?
Previously, I was a Senior Fellow in the Council on Foreign Relations, and held positions at Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, State Department’s Office of Policy Planning, Veterans for America, and Brookings Institution.
B.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.A. George Washington University
Ph.D. Brandeis University
Written Articles/ Materials
Book
Red Team: How to Succeed By Thinking Like the Enemy
Insights
The Myths of Strategy Alignment and How to Overcome Them
McChrystal Group's latest leadership roundtable centered on the importance of strategic alignment in organizations, focusing on the leading factors that prevent strategies from producing intended results.
Ten Best Practices for Delivering Fun and Productive Virtual Off-Sites
Team off-sites are too important to wait months, or a year, to resume. You need to keep your culture strong and your people connected, even in an extended work-from-home environment. We have reimagined the off-site for the virtual world to help dozens of our partners balance a healthy workforce with a connected team. Here, we share our best practices for delivering fun and productive virtual off-sites.