Comments on: Strategist or Tactician

By: Pretty Polly

Pretty Polly — Sun, 02 May 2010 16:54:42 +0000

Very interesting.

But how about those who are both?
Do you have any suggestions as to the kind of work that might be fulfilling for those who are both, in a society that thinks small and expects people to be accordingly limited?

By: MARCY

MARCY — Fri, 11 May 2007 21:35:19 +0000

IS THERE A TEST THAT YOU KNOW OF THAT I CAN TEST MYSELF AND OTHERS INMY CHURCH AND BUSINESS TO SEE IF THEY ARE A VISIONARY, STRATEGIST, OR TACHICIAN

THANKS

By: White African :: a white african’s view of the world » Blog Archive » On Strategy

Sat, 10 Dec 2005 00:08:42 +0000

[…] I’ve recently been caught up in BH Liddel Hart’s classic book on military strateg, Strategy, that he wrote back in 1954. It’s kind of odd to find myself writing a mid-book review, but I feel compelled to do it non-the-less. I’ve written on strategy vs tactical in the past, and find the concept and implementation of a well thought out and planned strategy extremely interesting. “This high proportion of history’s decisive campaigns, the significance of which is enhanced by the comparative rarity of the direct approach, enforces the conclusion that the indirect is by far the most hopeful and economic form of strategy.” […]

By: HASH

HASH — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 00:35:49 +0000

Yes, I’m a consultant for an interactive ad agency. I’m the account strategist for a couple of our key accounts.

More than anything in life, I think that balance is key. Everyone is so busy swinging on the pendulum from one extreme to the other and can never seem to find the middle ground.

My point was exactly what you are saying. Though a strategist might outwardly appear like the brightest and best candidate, they are not necessarily for the position. There are few positions that a strategist is really cut out for. However, there are many more jobs out there that actually need tactical thinkers, management just doesn’t realize it.

By: Aly

Aly — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 15:46:40 +0000

What kind of work do you do, H? You’re very consultant-y sounding.

My company is pretty frustrating for the “balance” reason you talked about. The policy has been to hire strategists for just about everything, since these SEEM to be the brightest and best, and then expect them to act like tacticians, since the job for which they were hired is not strategic at all.(All military and Native Peoples proverbs seem to fly right out the window.) The result is a lot of bright, underused, bored people who don’t really get to do what they do best. (Including yours truly. Blech.)