The Ideal Strategist Profile

• Association expert…passion for member-driven organizations.
• Innovative…unconventional thinker… natural solution finder.
• Insatiably inquisitive…a quick study...a life-long learner.
• Research savvy…data driven…compelled by analysis.
• Natural leader…confident & compelling…engaging personality.
• Entrepreneurial, yet collaborative team spirit…values multiple perspectives.
• Empathic…intuitive…a natural desire to truly understand the world of the client.
• Ability to simplify issues…see through the noise…get to the root problems.
• “Client whisperer” …a trusted advisor…able to walk clients through whatever challenges or trials that may arise.
• Change agent…persuasive & compelling…inspirational in approach

Capabilities

• Strong acumen in various methods of research and data analysis.
• Ability to form a holistic diagnosis of the client situation, which requires aptitude to analyze a broad and tangled range of data or inputs, identify what’s missing, know what to ask, and then synthesize it all into clear findings.
• Ability to translate these findings into guiding principles and actionable plans.
• Ability to create a pathway to success that maps to existing business infrastructure and carefully guide the clients (Executives and Board Members) through the unknown, which could be uncharted territory that is unfamiliar and uncomfortable.
• Ability to facilitate change within an organization and inspire action - persuade and energize clients to act upon our recommendations.