are managers strategist or merely managers

1. Presentation On
STRATEGIST or MANAGER
Submitted By :
Bhupender Singh
Mandeep Singh

2. INTRODUCTION
 Helmuth von Moltke , chief of the Prussian & German general staffs
from 1858 to 1888
 Engineered the strategy behind the military victories
 His characteristics include ability to understand significance of events
without being influenced by current opinion & ability to make
decisions quickly
 In past Prussian officers were discouraged from acting on their own .
But Moltke tradition by allowing his officers to show individual
initiative
 Todays school help in achieve highest possible average level & offer
perspective managers to develop themselves
 Difference in real life result much less than knowledge learned
 Ultimately the ability to strategize is linked with the personality of
successful entrepreneurs & manager

3. OBJECTIVE
What does it actually take to be a strategist
How factors determine the level of strategic
management competence
How can managers consciously work on themselves
to develop their own strategic capabilities

4. MANAGER
A person responsible for controlling or administering an
organization or group of staff.
A person regarded in terms of their skill in managing
resources, especially those of a household.

5. STRATEGY
A plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or
overall aim.
It can’t be taught
It is applied common sense

6. QUESTIONNAIRE
Do I Have an Entrepreneurial Vision
Do I Have a Corporate Philosophy
Do I Have Competitive Advantages
Do My Employees Use Their Ability to Act Freely in the
Interest of the Company
Have I Built an Organization That Implements My Vision

7. QUESTIONNAIRE CONTINUES……
Are the Line Managers Involved in Strategic Planning
Is the Corporate Culture in Harmony with the Strategies
Do I Point Out Directions & Take New Approaches
Have I Been Lucky in My Life So Far
Do I Make a Contribution to the Development of Society –
and Myself

8. HOW TO MEASURE STRATEGISTS
 The nature of the vision they had at the beginning of phase
of their career or life
 The way in which they kept modifying their guiding ideas
to suit changing conditions
 The extent to which – and under what conditions – they put
those ideas into action or led others to do so

9. CONCLUSION
This procedure help top management to distinguish between
average managers and good strategists
By using this questionnaire , company management can
evaluate managers being considered for an open position or
a promotion by drawing up their profiles
This procedure is not intended to replace other analysis of
the performance potential and intellectual horizon of an
individual , but it can supplement them

10. THANK YOU