The 5-Level Strategic Fluency Ladder (And Where You Are Right Now)

Most strategists plateau between Levels 2 and 3.

They recognize patterns in business cases. They can recall examples in meetings. But when asked to explain strategy clearly, teach their teams, or operationalize frameworks into working systems—they hit a wall.

The gap isn’t talent or experience. It’s not knowing which phase of strategic development you’re in, and what that phase actually requires.

I’m hosting a live webinar to walk you through the framework I use with CEOs and strategy teams to assess capability and design development plans.

You’ll discover:

The 5 Levels of Strategic Fluency – with diagnostic questions for each level so you can pinpoint exactly where you are

The 3 Phases of Strategic Development – Operational Season, Hard Learning Season, and Off-Season (most strategists skip the third entirely, which kills their long-term growth)

Why pattern recognition without deliberate exposure creates blind spots – and how to diagnose your current exposure gaps

The transition point between browsing cases and hard learning – so you know when casual consumption stops serving you and structured skill-building begins

How to recognize which season you’re in right now – and optimize your development for it (December is off-season for most strategists, which changes everything about what you should be doing)

You’ll leave with a clear understanding of your current level, your development phase, and a personalized next step.

This isn’t theory. It’s a framework built over 20 years of strategy consulting and helping organizations build long-term thinking capability.

Details:

When: Thursday, December 4th, 2025
Time: 11:30 AM Eastern (UTC-5)
Duration: 55 minutes
Format: Live webinar with Q&A

Register here – https://stratcinema.org/fluencyladder