Biggest Challenges Faced by a Business Strategy Analyst at Emirates Flight Catering
Aruna's biggest challenge as a Business Strategy Analyst at Emirates Flight Catering is the unpredictable nature of the role, with "every day so different," leading to time management difficulties and projects "jammed towards the end of the deadline." Further complicating matters was supervising a misaligned team, although a demanding boss was noted as a more individual experience.
Project Management, Time Management, Teamwork, Overcoming Challenges, Stress Management
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Aruna Narayanan
Business Strategy Analyst
Emirates Flight Catering
Heriot-Watt University, 2016
UCLA Anderson, MBA 2024
Finance
Hospitality, Restaurants & Events
Business Strategy
International Student, Took Out Loans
Video Highlights
1. Dynamic daily tasks and time management: Aruna highlights the unpredictable nature of her work, making time management a significant challenge due to the varying lengths of projects and tasks.
2. Teamwork and project alignment: She mentions the challenge of supervising a team whose work didn't always align with her projects, leading to an increased workload.
3. Dealing with demanding superiors: Aruna notes that having a demanding boss was a challenge, but acknowledges this is an individual experience and not necessarily representative of all Business Strategy Analyst roles.
Transcript
What is your biggest challenge in your current role?
For me, the biggest challenge was that every day is so different because I don't have any set tasks for the day or the month. Time management can become a little challenging because I don't know how long a certain activity would take or how long a project could last.
I ended up working by deadlines, and everything would get jammed towards the end. Also, I was supervising a team that did not align with my project work, so sometimes I felt overloaded.
And then, of course, I had a very demanding boss. I think that was an individual experience, and I don't believe that would be the case with every business strategist.