Strategists and Strategy: Dynamics of Making Strategy

Contents: Preface. 1.‘Crucial’ for a strategist. 2. Strategist and progressive thinking. 3. Deliberations and strategy. 4. Imperative of sensitivity. 5. Positivity in strategist. 6. Structured thinking. 7. Meeting challenges. 8. Strategist’s attitudes. The end note. Index. 

The book ‘Strategists and Strategy’ was outcome from observations of functioning and conceptualisation of strategy at the level of junior and senior management, at unit and organisational level. What prompted the author in highlighting the issues as discussed in the book, were reluctance and the hesitancy of the management in strategising and the human aspects which has always played a very predominant part which is usually overlooked? The areas which make the strategy practical and successful are, strategists progressive thinking, deliberations in arriving at the deduction of options and courses of action, evaluation and relevance of the essential components of vision and strategy, the sensitivity factors in dealing and handling of resources, approach of positivity and optimism which always give impetus to the drive and determination, structured thinking and process evaluation to make the execution of strategy effective, meeting the challenges and lastly the strategist’s attitude which derives involvement and commitment.