STRATEGY

STRATEGY

Strategy is translating ideas into action. It is neither an art nor a science, it is a discipline. It takes effort. And though there are methods that make it understandable for a group of people to work on a single project, it is also intuitive, responsive and proactive by design. Its success depends more on the advancement of the situation than an immediate solution. It focuses on resolution and is therefore progressive situational and comprehensive.

Strategy is independent of education, experience, background or privilege. It is framed by these things, but is more initiative and application than knowledge exposure or understanding. It is the combined wisdom and considered counsel of a person or group of people. It is vision in action expected of a leader but used by anyone who aims to achieve anything.

Strategy builds recreates, reframes in the short term, long term and medium term. IT is independent of paradigms, systems and structures. These are its building blocks. Strategy works in these things. Those who are unable to develop strategy are stuck in a time zone, culture or attitude even though it may need reform. Without strategy a community will not develop, it will need AID, funding as people perish.

Strategy implies ownership, copyright and patent. Without strategy a person or a community has no right to these things. Without strategic input, you cannot own a project. He who has the strategy owns the project. Another word for strategy is funding, technical assistance that mobilizes mental and material resources for a cause. Funding follows strategy. Funding or resources do not inspire strategy. Strategy will mobilize and attract resources.

Strategy is the relationship between vision and task. If there is no relationship between the two then whatever is happening is mere activity. The functions of strategy are planning, logistics organization and administration. Strategy is founded on hope, expectation, faith and work. It anticipates success and evades failure. It is justified by opportunity and inspired by achievement

Allan

August 2010