Week 4

1.      Who is a strategist? Describe the main types of jobs that have a strong strategy element.

Ø  The organization’s individual people whose responsibility is to make strategies in order to achieve long-tern goals apparently based on the vision of the organization are known as strategists. They are the ones who have direct responsibility for the success or failure of the organization.

Ø  The  main types of jobs that have strong strategy element in their job responsibility are:

              -CEO / COO/ MD

              - Director / Executive

              - Consultant / Business Analyst

              - Leader / Associate

              - Owner / Founder

2.      What’s the difference between a strategic planner and a strategy consultant? (Use your own words or referenced quotes)

Ø  Strategy planners are the organization’s employees whose main responsibility is to make and implement strategies of the organization. Organization’s profit and growth depends on the strategies made by these employees. They help to gain the benefit from profitable market and to offset the competitor to move in market.

Ø  Strategic consultants are the external experts related to the strategy or the experts who are not from the organization. They are hired in company to make effective plan and for the settlement of strategic change in an organization. They study and analyze the environment and they pin point the relevant options and issues proper strategy for the organization. Since, they are from outside the organization they are usually hired for short-term or maybe for a particular project.

3.      What were your answers to question 1 and 2 on the group exercise this week?

Ø  Business leader

Rupert Murdoch, News Corporation: Rupert Murdoch is a self-made and hard driven

Australia-born head of an American publishing dynasty, as the founder, chairman and CEO of News Corporation. He continues to work unbelievably hard at an age when most would have retired long ago. In the midst of accusation and scandal he’s needed to find new strength to face the accusation of bribery, corruption and hacking by subsidiary firms. This news is still breaking, as Rupert resigns from the boards of several of the subsidiary companies involved. Regardless of the outcome, the work ethic and sheer tenacity Rupert Murdoch has shown in the face of adversity continues to serve as an example to all. ( Jordan Shapiro, 2013).

Ø  Inventor or Scientist

Galileo Galilei: An Italian physicist, mathematician, philosopher, astronomer and a revolutionary thinker. Galileo is known as the ‘father of modern observational astronomy’ as he was the first to use telescope. He is hailed to be responsible for the birth of modern science as his theories, ideas and beliefs based on scientific research started challenging the Church beliefs. He proclaimed Earth revolved around the sun and suffered severe criticism from the Clergyman in those days.

Ø  Sport manager

Muhammad Ali: Ali is 3 times world heavyweight champion and the only boxer to have won the linear heavyweight championship 3 times in his 20 year career he fought in massive 61 fights. Ali has been awarded Sportsmanship of the Century by both Sports Illustrated and the BBC. (Jennifer Rosenberg, 2012).

Ø  Civil rights campaigner

Anuradha Koirala:  is a social activist and the founder and director of Maiti Nepal dedicated to helping victims of sex trafficking. Currently, Maiti Nepal operates a rehabilitation home in Kathmandu, as well as transit homes at the Indo-Nepal border towns, preventive homes in the countryside, and an academy in Kathmandu. The women can stay in the homes run by Maiti Nepal until they are able to return to their homes or if not accepted by their parents they may stay until they become able to live on their own. She was the first one from Nepal to win the CNN Hero of the Year award in 2010.

Ø  Musician, writer, film-maker or artists

Narayan Gopal Guruacharya: is the most prominent and popular singer and composer in the history of Nepali music. He is popularly referred to as "Swar Samrat". He is also known as "Tragedy King." He is well known as a singer as well as a composer. He belongs to the first generation of Nepali singers who took singing as a profession. His songs have also been used in movies and dramas.

References:

Jennifer Rosenberg. (2012). Muhammad Ali A Biography of the Famous Boxer. Available: http://history1900s.about.com/od/people/a/muhammadali.htm. Last accessed 18/03/2012.

appreciatelife. (2012). The Anuradha Koirala Story – How One Woman Is Saving Young Women from Sex Slavery. Available: http://www.appreciatelife.com/blog/the-anuradha-koirala-story-how-one-woman-is-saving-young-women-from-sex-slavery. Last accessed 18/03/2012.

 Jordan Shapiro. (2013). What We Can Learn From Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, And Amplify. Available: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jordanshapiro/2013/09/30/what-we-can-learn-from-rupert-murdoch-news-corp-and-amplify/. Last accessed 18/03/2012.

          biographyonline. (2013). Galileo Galilei Biography. Available: http://www.biographyonline.net/scientists/galileo.html. Last accessed 18/03/2012.