STFA™ · STRATEGIC THINKING AND DECISION-MAKING CAPABILITY PLATFORM
Know yourself.
Know your team.
Lead with precision.
WHAT IS STFA™
- Translates how you think and decide into four clear Strategic Thinking Profiles you can actually use at work.
- Measures eight core decision‑making skills so you see strengths, blind spots, and concrete ways to grow.
- Shows leaders and teams what they need most right now: clearer direction, better structure, stronger execution, or more innovation.
- Helps you match the right people to the right mandates so strategy, execution, and talent finally line up.
- Goes beyond a personality test with tailored development moves, tools, and team conversations that improve decision-making.
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Visionary Strategic Thinker
Sees all possibilities
Tactical Strategic Thinker
Finds unexpected paths
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Operational Strategic Thinker
Holds the line
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Entrepreneurial Strategic Thinker
Turns opportunity into advantage
Framework
A structured methodology for strategic decision-making.
Assessment
A digital assessment platform - identify your predominant decision-making skills and your strategic thinking profile.
Capability Map
Visual dashboard across individuals and teams.
How it works
Digital assessment.Immediate insights.Structured debrief.
Assess
Individuals complete the 30–45 minute digital assessment.
Debrief
Structured 45-minute executive debrief with a qualified practitioner. Connects insights to strengths and blindspots.
Develop
Targeted development plans and ongoing capability tracking.
Map
Individual profiles roll up into a team-level capability map.
What STFA™ delivers
Strategic capability intelligence — for every leader and their teams.
Individual Profiling
Each leader receives a detailed strategic thinking profile based on eight measured skills.
Team Mapping
Visualize how strategic capability is distributed — and where the team is concentrated or thin.
Capability Dashboards
Real-time dashboards make strategic cognitive capability visible at the leadership-team level.
Development Leverage Points
Identify the highest-impact development moves for each leader and for the team as a whole.
Longitudinal Tracking
Strategic cognition is developable. Track movement over time as part of ongoing capability intelligence.
Enterprise License Management
Secure user access, data governance, and automated communications for enterprise-scale deployment.
PACKAGES
Start with individual assessments.Scale across the enterprise.
Begin with the Clarity Package, then move to an enterprise subscription as strategic capability becomes part of how you govern execution.
For Individuals
THE CLARITY PACKAGE
Clarity
A scoped baseline engagement for a single leader.
- •Scoping & engagement meeting
- •Digital assessment questionnaire
- •Analysis & scoring
- •Individualized report with Skills and Strategic Thinking Profile
- •Insights session (1 session)
- •Platform access for 1 year
THE EXECUTION PACKAGE
Execution
Make strategic capability visible and developable.
- •Everything in the Clarity Package
- •Insights session with manager
- •1:1 developmental coaching (5 hours)
- •Development module (1 unit)
- •Platform access for 1 year
THE IMPACT PACKAGE
Impact
Move from insight to structured leadership development.
- •Everything in the Execution Package
- •Cedar Strategies management training (3 hours)
- •Book or article recommendations (1/month)
- •Team coaching session
- •Platform access for 1 year
For Teams
THE CLARITY PACKAGE
Clarity
Baseline strategic capability mapping for your leadership team.
- •Scoping & engagement meeting
- •Digital assessment questionnaires
- •Analysis & scoring
- •Individualized reports for each team member
- •Team report & capability map
- •Insights session with team manager
- •Team insights session
- •Platform access for 1 year
THE EXECUTION PACKAGE
Execution
Development-focused strategic capability across the team.
- •Everything in Team Clarity
- •Insights sessions with managers (scaled to team)
- •1:1 developmental coaching (5 hours per person)
- •Development modules (1 per person)
- •Platform access for 1 year
THE IMPACT PACKAGE
Impact
Longitudinal strategic capability intelligence tied to performance.
- •Everything in Team Execution
- •Cedar Strategies management training (shared pool of hours)
- •Book or article recommendations (2/month)
- •Team coaching sessions
- •Platform access for 1 year
Conferences & Events
THE CONFERENCE PACKAGE
Conference
Bring strategic thinking assessment to your leadership event or offsite.
- •Scoping & engagement meeting
- •Digital assessment questionnaires
- •Analysis & scoring
- •Individualized reports for attendees
- •In-person conference session (3 hours)
- •Platform access for 1 year