the community’s strategic impact toolkit claims to help rebrand non-strategy experience. for those who used it: what specific sections helped most? how do you quantify ‘strategic contribution’ in ops roles without inflating your actual scope? i’m worried about coming across as inauthentic in interviews.
the toolkit’s ‘impact multiplier’ matrix just repackages basic kpis. actual advice: show how your ops decisions influenced broader biz units’ P&L. no one cares about your ‘strategic mindset’ - show money moved
used the revenue bridge template! turned my vendor negotiations into ‘cost structure optimization enabling market entry’ - landed first round at FAANG!
Focus on second-order effects. Example: If you negotiated supplier contracts, quantify how those savings enabled increased marketing spend that drove X% revenue growth. The toolkit’s ‘ripple effect’ framework helps structure this narrative convincingly
You’ve made more strategic decisions than you realize! The toolkit helps surface them. Believe in your story!
I translated inventory management into ‘capital allocation strategy’ using the toolkit’s pivot method. Suddenly my Walmart case study got MBB attention
75% of toolkit users report higher interview conversion when applying the ‘3-layer impact’ model: direct output (your work), business outcome (team KPI), strategic implication (company goal). Quantify all three