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How do you stack up to the top 1% of strategic leaders?
Take the Strategic Mastery Quiz created by Charlie Curson, author of international best seller
Be More Strategic: 12 Essential Practices to Build the Life and Career You Want.
For over 25 years, Charlie has helped CEOs, founders and senior leaders turn good intentions into clear choices, decisive action and lasting impact.
This short diagnostic is built around Charlie’s 12 essential practices and the same framework used in his coaching, leadership programmes and advisory work with organisations around the world. The Strategic Mastery Quiz is calibrated against a benchmark developed from his experience with elite leaders around the globe.
In less than 3 minutes you’ll gain clarity on:
How your strategic thinking compares to high-performing leaders across business, sport and public life
The strategic practices you already do well and should lean into
The areas where small shifts could unlock huge impact
Your personalised Strategic Mastery score – plus clear, practical next steps
This isn’t about labels or perfection. It’s about awareness, choice and action – the foundations of real strategic leadership.
I’m a strategic advisor, investor, facilitator and accredited leadership coach, and founder of Mandarin. With over 25 years’ experience, I’ve worked with more than250 organisations across 30+ industries – from global brands including VISA,McDonald’s, Unilever, Experian, Volkswagen Group, L’Oréal and Barclays, to fast-growing scale-ups and SMEs.
My work focuses on helping leaders and teams navigate uncertainty, strengthen strategic thinking, and turn clarity into decisive action. With a background in engineering and top-tier consulting, I bring a structured, evidence-based approach, blending rigorous thinking with practical tools leaders can use in the real world.I’m known for challenging assumptions, building strategic capability, and helping organisations move from good intent to real momentum.
Whether coaching leaders one-to-one, advising leadership teams, or facilitating large-scale strategy and leadership workshops and programmes, my goal is always the same: to help people think better, lead more consciously, and create meaningful impact.
I’m the international best-selling author of Be More Strategic: 12 Essential Practices toBuild the Life and Career You Want and am a featured contributor to leading global publications including Forbes, Fast Company, Entrepreneur and People Management(CIPD).
See how the manuscript is landing with senior leaders:
Caroline Hurst
Marketing Director - Concirrus
Nina Jones
Director of Customer and Partner Experience - Microsoft
Aimee Westlake
Head of HR Operations and Physical Distribution - L'Oreal
Jacqueline Peters
Operational & Registered Manager - Kent County Council
