Strategist

A strategist is a person with responsibility for the formulation^[1] and implementation of a strategy.^{[citation needed]} Strategy generally involves setting goals, determining actions to achieve the goals,^[2] and mobilizing resources to execute the actions.^{[citation needed]} A strategy describes how the ends (goals) will be achieved using the means (resources). Organizations generally task senior leaders with determining strategy. Strategy can be intended or can emerge as a pattern of activity as the organization adapts to its environment or competes. It involves activities such as strategic planning and strategic thinking.^[3]

^ Cunningham, James; Harney, Brian (29 March 2012). "Market-based and resource-based approaches". Strategy and Strategists. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 207. ISBN 9780199219711. Retrieved 9 February 2025. The defining of the competitive arena in which an organization competes is essential [...]. [...] The role of the strategist is to help with this definition, but also to consistently and persistently communicate the industry parameters and any changes to these.
^ Freedman, Lawrence (2 September 2013). Strategy: A History. New York: Oxford University Press. p. xi. ISBN 9780199349906. Retrieved 9 February 2025. There is no agreed-upon definition of strategy that describes the field and limits its boundaries. One common contemporary definition describes it as being about maintaining a balance between ends, ways, and means; about identifying objectives; and about the resources and methods available for meeting such objectives.
^ Mintzberg, Henry; Quinn, James Brian (1996). The Strategy Process: Concepts, Contexts, Cases. Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0-132-340304.

[1] Cunningham, James; Harney, Brian (29 March 2012). "Market-based and resource-based approaches". Strategy and Strategists. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 207. ISBN 9780199219711. Retrieved 9 February 2025. The defining of the competitive arena in which an organization competes is essential [...]. [...] The role of the strategist is to help with this definition, but also to consistently and persistently communicate the industry parameters and any changes to these.

[2] Freedman, Lawrence (2 September 2013). Strategy: A History. New York: Oxford University Press. p. xi. ISBN 9780199349906. Retrieved 9 February 2025. There is no agreed-upon definition of strategy that describes the field and limits its boundaries. One common contemporary definition describes it as being about maintaining a balance between ends, ways, and means; about identifying objectives; and about the resources and methods available for meeting such objectives.

[Mintzberg_and_Quinn_1996-3] Mintzberg, Henry; Quinn, James Brian (1996). The Strategy Process: Concepts, Contexts, Cases. Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0-132-340304.

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