the.com/strategist
Someone paid to see the chessboard while everyone else sees pieces falling on them.
means A person who plans the big moves toward a goal, thinking several steps ahead instead of reacting to each one as it comes.
from From Greek 'strategos' meaning 'general' or 'army leader' — itself built from 'stratos' (army, literally a spread-out encamped mass) and 'agein' (to lead). The word stayed a military term for centuries, naming the officer who commanded troops and planned campaigns, before it marched out of the battlefield in later use and into boardrooms, politics, and sports, where the wars are smaller but the plotting is just as prized.
- core skill
- saying no to good ideas for a better one
- biggest enemy
- the next shiny tactic
- real output
- fewer, sharper bets, not more plans
- dirty secret
- half the job is just saying it out loud first