Mohamed Issa 

 Reflection – Storytelling 

 Challenge 

 I work as a Business Manager in the Sales & Strategy function of our organization . Our organization is in the   Telecom Infrastructure space . Currently , the telecom industry in our country is going through the cusp of a   revolution and consolidation owing to hyper competition from a new entrant in the telecom operator space .   Operation & Maintenance of telecom towers is the core business of our organization . However , to remain   competitive in our industry , our organization also needs to be moving forward in other related business   domains like Smart Cities , Optical Fiber business , etc . 

 Our organization aims to achieve its Mission and Vision through a set of BHAGs ( Big Hairy Audacious Goals )   arrived through a series of Large Scale Interactive Process ( LSIP ) involving all employees at different locations in   the cities where its offices are based . 

 Last year we had a Strategy Meet with our Board of Directors where we proposed to them a list of finalized   business opportunities for their approval . The challenge was to prioritize these new business opportunities   based on the changing business environment . 

 Selection 

 Storytelling was one tool which we used for our entire Strategy exercise with an external consultant . As   described in the Design Thinking course , what I relate to storytelling is that it makes strategy accessible and   relate - able . Storytelling places the different stakeholders on focus and involve them on the journey – in this   case the strategy journey . 

 Application 

 A good story is required for any organization to link its vision with the strategies to achieve that vision . Our   organization ’s mission ( transforming lives by enabling communication ) is connected to that of our country ’s   government ’s vision of a Digital country . 

 I was program managing the Strategy Exercise and used Storytelling as one of the key tools to arrive at our   strategy to achieve our BHAGs in a 5 - year timeframe . We involved leaders of different departments of our   organization to articulate the pain points they faced in the business and elaborate on the changes which may   be required to address our future business needs . Basically , these are the Big Questions which they face when   going beyond Business As Usual . So , the stories which they described had to be in line with our vision and   business model . Hence storytelling bridges the gap between hard data and the recommendations for each new   business proposition . 

 Insight 

 Storytelling approach enabled me to understand how to put the stakeholders at the forefront by understanding   their interaction with the organization and how to derive a win - win situation for all . It enabled me to visualize   how to present data like a story and thereby derive actionable items for a data - driven organization based on a   human vision of putting everyone at the center of the communications revolution in the country . We gathered   valuable feedback from leaders within the organization and external consultants on our organization ’s   capabilities which may be leveraged to enter into new businesses within the 5 - year roadmap . 

 Approach 

 Storytelling has proved to be a valuable tool for gathering insights and the CEO of our organization himself   regards it highly . As an analyst who spends much of my time preparing presentations based on data for senior   management and Board of Directors , I am striving to fine - tune my thinking on the lines of Design Thinking –   how to tell compelling story through data and present valuable insights for actionable strategies . 


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NAME_STUDENT: Mohamed Issa
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### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Mohamed Issa 

 Reflection – Storytelling 

 Challenge 

 I work as a Business Manager in the Sales & Strategy function of our organization . Our organization is in the   Telecom Infrastructure space . Currently , the telecom industry in our country is going through the cusp of a   revolution and consolidation owing to hyper competition from a new entrant in the telecom operator space .   Operation & Maintenance of telecom towers is the core business of our organization . However , to remain   competitive in our industry , our organization also needs to be moving forward in other related business   domains like Smart Cities , Optical Fiber business , etc . 

 Our organization aims to achieve its Mission and Vision through a set of BHAGs ( Big Hairy Audacious Goals )   arrived through a series of Large Scale Interactive Process ( LSIP ) involving all employees at different locations in   the cities where its offices are based . 

 Last year we had a Strategy Meet with our Board of Directors where we proposed to them a list of finalized   business opportunities for their approval . The challenge was to prioritize these new business opportunities   based on the changing business environment . 

 Selection 

 Storytelling was one tool which we used for our entire Strategy exercise with an external consultant . As   described in the Design Thinking course , what I relate to storytelling is that it makes strategy accessible and   relate - able . Storytelling places the different stakeholders on focus and involve them on the journey – in this   case the strategy journey . 

 Application 

 A good story is required for any organization to link its vision with the strategies to achieve that vision . Our   organization ’s mission ( transforming lives by enabling communication ) is connected to that of our country ’s   government ’s vision of a Digital country . 

 I was program managing the Strategy Exercise and used Storytelling as one of the key tools to arrive at our   strategy to achieve our BHAGs in a 5 - year timeframe . We involved leaders of different departments of our   organization to articulate the pain points they faced in the business and elaborate on the changes which may   be required to address our future business needs . Basically , these are the Big Questions which they face when   going beyond Business As Usual . So , the stories which they described had to be in line with our vision and   business model . Hence storytelling bridges the gap between hard data and the recommendations for each new   business proposition . 

 Insight 

 Storytelling approach enabled me to understand how to put the stakeholders at the forefront by understanding   their interaction with the organization and how to derive a win - win situation for all . It enabled me to visualize   how to present data like a story and thereby derive actionable items for a data - driven organization based on a   human vision of putting everyone at the center of the communications revolution in the country . We gathered   valuable feedback from leaders within the organization and external consultants on our organization ’s   capabilities which may be leveraged to enter into new businesses within the 5 - year roadmap . 

 Approach 

 Storytelling has proved to be a valuable tool for gathering insights and the CEO of our organization himself   regards it highly . As an analyst who spends much of my time preparing presentations based on data for senior   management and Board of Directors , I am striving to fine - tune my thinking on the lines of Design Thinking –   how to tell compelling story through data and present valuable insights for actionable strategies .
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