THE HEARTFUL STRATEGIST PART 1

RAVI VENKATESAN starts a new series for 2020, exploring the role of consciousness in developing strategy, and how to actively develop this potential through the expansion of consciousness.

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As a student at business school I found Strategy to be the subject fascinating beyond all others. It carried the potential to provide highly transformative skills. The study of strategies and strategists seemed to indicate that the major shifts and changes in human civilization were, in many cases, caused by those men and women who advised the kings, generals and leaders of their times.

These strategists were the best thinkers, the best analysts, the best visionaries, and the ones who had the highest intuitive capacity and access to inspiration. Though they came from various fields, most strategists were traditionally military and political advisors, like Sun Tzu, Kautilya and Machiavelli. In ancient traditions these strategists were thought to have mystical powers and access to sources beyond traditional knowledge, for example, the shamans of tribal cultures.

In modern times, strategists are also common in the business world, in addition to politics and the military, and the role of Chief Strategy Officer has assumed significance in the last three decades.

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