What are some signs that show you are ready for a senior strategist role?

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You starting smoking a pipe and talking in a British accent from what I’ve seen

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But at what level do I need to evolve into an Australian accent?

Your team leans on you to lead and contribute to client conversations

You write multiple briefs solo that get your creative leads excited

Creatives come up to you to bounce ideas around

You are selling (or thinking about/trying to sell) incremental biz like research

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Have you ever seen the strategy skills matrix

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