WEEK 4

STRATEGIST

Strategists are the people who make strategies. They can be a planner, tactician, schemer, wheeler-dealer, intriguer or a diplomatist who is an expert in strategy.
(Merriam-Webster, 2008)

The main types of jobs that have a strong strategy element would be:

1.    Strategic Planners: They are the managers who are appointed in order to fulfill their formal responsibility of coordinating the strategy process. They are also known as strategy Directors or Corporate Development Managers.

2.    Top Managers and Directors: They are the people who are responsible for managing high level strategy making. They must have social and influential skills must be able to perform analytical techniques and they must have the knowledge of critical analytical concepts.

3.    Strategic Analysts: The people who are hired as the managers of the strategy process who gather information and analyze them are the strategic analysts. They research the details about the environment, the business and hence interpret the position of the business as well as the market strategically.

4.    Strategic Consultants: They are the people who analyze, prioritize and generate options, and then transfer the knowledge to promote strategic decisions and they implement the strategic change in an organization.

Difference between a strategic planner and a strategy consultant are:

Strategic Planner	Strategic Consultant
The people who design a path about the firm’s growth and profitability amidst constant change and competition are strategic planners.	The people who analyze, giving priorities to the options and generate a best option that promotes strategic decisions to implement a change are strategic consultant.
They gather, analyze and organize information	They analyze, prioritize and generate options.
They help to develop creative plans and look for strategic solutions.	They help promoting strategic decisions.
They develop forecasting models and scenario analysis.	They  transfer the knowledge and need a formal proposal to analyze and work together
They examine the strategic performance.	They implement change.
They spot the emerging opportunities and identify business threats.	They do the preliminary as well as in-depth analysis.

The sort of strategy job that i would love to do is strategic planning. I would love to do this job because it is challenging as well as you need to be highly practical about the knowledge you have.
The skills i have on this strategy role are:
I am hard working and decent. I believe in myself because i know what i am capable of. I am creative and i can analyse a situation and also adapt as per the needs of the firm. When opportunity arises, i never back down and i never back out. I believe in an organized system of work rather than a messy one because organized system results in efficiency, effectiveness and productivity. 
I am very much committed towards my work and i can seriously separate my personal and professional life. I can work fast and think straight under pressure too. I can be a leader who can motivate the employees and organize them together so that they become a productive asset to the organization. I believe in team work and in my view, delegation, decentralization goes hand in hand with motivation. 
thus, everything i mentioned above are the qualities that are needed in any type of job. 
Other things apart from these are- my educational background with good base about strategy making and planning, my interest in doing something creative as well as challenging intellectual and the work environment is suitable for me.

The only thing i would like to work on would be my communication skills. I might hesitate a bit in a new environment but gradually i get along. But, i would really like to improve my social skills and communication skills with time.

BUSINESS LEADER 

JEFF BEZOS

     He is a pioneer in world of internet commerce, and was instrumental in defining this space that is now defining many aspects of the internet world. It is Jeff Bezos who innovated the concept of “predictive analytic”–recommending products to customers based on search history and buying habits. Whether you like the concept or you hate it, the idea has made online commerce more profit rich and efficient, and is making online shopping a better experience for consumers throughout the world.

It is because of his strategy that consumers all over the world have better satisfaction in overall buying experience. (bio.true story, 2006)

SCIENTIST

ARISTOTLE

Aristotle, the scientist made contribution for the proper development in the fields of science as he spent most of his life researching about the natural science - botany, zoology, physics, geometry, meteorology and he did all that without referring mathematics that was later proven to be the weakness of his research by other scientists. (bio.true story, 2006)

SPORTS MANAGER

SIR ALEXANDER FERGUSON 

He is the manager of Manchester United football club since 1986. He is Scottish and a former player whose tenure has seen the time of the club’s success and dominance era in both England and Europe that gave him the reputation of the most admired and respected managers in the history of game.

It is because of his strategic capabilities, the club has become so powerful in the football industry. His insights that helped the club have had a great impact on this gaming industry. (bio.true story, 2010)

CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST

ROSA LOUISE PARKS 

Rosa Parks was an African American activist of civil rights who was given the title of ‘the first lady of civil rights’. She was also called ‘the mother of the freedom movement’.

Parks' act of defiance and the Montgomery Bus Boycott is an important symbol of the modern civil rights movement and she is an international icon of resistance to the racial segregation. She organized and collaborated with civil rights leaders, including Edgar and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr who gained national prominence in the civil rights movement.

She had attended the Highlander Folk School that was a Tennessee centre for training activists for workers' rights and racial equality. She acted like a private citizen who was very tired of giving in. She received national recognition along with NAACP’s Spingarn Medal, The Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Congressional Gold Medal and a posthumous statue. (bio.true story, 1996-2013)

MUSICIAN, WRITER, FILM MAKER, ARTIST

JOHN LENON (MUSICIAN) 

He was an English musician, singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a founder member of the “BEATLES”, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. (bio.true story, 2010)

                                         

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (WRITER)

William Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer and poet ever known in the English language who authored world's greatest poems, drama and sonnets. The bard, who remains an icon in the literary world, wrote over 38 plays, 154 sonnets and several poems and most of his works are still performed all over the world. Having started with comedies and histories, Shakespeare earned name for raising the genres to the heights of creativity and classiness. His major works are considered to be the culmination of art of tragedy, romance and comedy in his era and is still emulated by the writers that came after him. In his later career Shakespeare wrote poems which set the best mixture of love, passion, procreation, romance, time and death. His greatness lies in the fact that several plays and poems written by him, along with his other works are widely performed and translated into almost every existing language till date. (bio.true story, 2009)

ABEL FERRARA (FILM MAKER)

Abel Ferrara is a popular American director, screenwriter, actor, producer, editor and cinematographer. He is known for his independent film-making ability. Ferrara starred and edited in his own 'slasher' film called 'Driller Killer' under the pseudonym of Jimmie Laine. His gangster movies, such as 'The Funeral' and 'The King of New York' have won him critical acclaim. He has been honored with many awards including the 'Gotham Independent Film Tribute Award'. Besides making films, he also directed television series like 'Crime Story'.

CHARLES ALSTON (ARTIST)

Charles Alston was a renowned African-American artist of the early 1900s. Not only was he a revolutionary painter, but he was a sculptor, a muralist and also a very influential teacher. Alston did not just stick to one kind of style, as he was an experimenter. He indulged into both figurative and abstract paintings. The themes his artwork revolved around were .African-American history to urban and rural life to personal and family experiences and more.

He was a versatile genius who ventured into many domains. Alston really worked towards improving the cultural life of Harlem, the town where he was brought up. He bridged the gaps between the Black artists and other Americans and worked towards elevating the position of the African-Americans in the cultural society. Charles Alston was a truly great artist. (bio.true story, 2010)

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