The Human Factors Behind Traction
Susan Howes — Chief Transformation Strategist Founder, Howes Consulting Solutions
I work with senior leaders, teams, and organizations when traction starts to thin under modern operating conditions.
Not by adding more frameworks, motivation, or noise —
but by adjusting how they carry pressure so motion holds.
What I See
For more than two decades, I’ve worked inside complex transformation across energy, finance, technology, and the public sector. Environments where expectations rise, conditions shift, and leadership is under constant scrutiny.
The pattern is consistent:
Work doesn’t stall because leaders lack capability.
It stalls when pressure outpaces how leadership shows up.
That shift appears first in:
• how leaders decide
• how teams interpret direction,
• how movement holds, or doesn’t, under scrutiny.
Shift To Lead. Motion That Holds.
How I Work
My work strengthens the leadership conditions that allow execution to hold under pressure.
I work inside live conditions so direction lands cleanly and motion holds without added strain.
This is not training or coaching.
It is transformation grounded in real conditions.
When Leaders, Teams, or Organizations Call
Leaders reach out when:
• execution feels heavier than it should
• when decisions loop instead of landing
• when teams hesitate,
• when pressure tightens the room
They stay because traction returns — and holds.
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