This week, Traci sits down with Stephen Flanagan to tackle one of the most persistent problems in growing organizations: the gap between strategy set in the boardroom and what actually gets executed on the ground.

Stephen Flanagan is the founder of Seeks Consulting, a firm dedicated to helping lean, fast-growing companies scale leadership by turning mid-level managers into execution-ready leaders. He spent the last decade in learning and development across high-growth organizations, and his flagship program, the Performance Booster, has helped hundreds of leaders drive measurable business impact.

What We Cover:

• Why 60% of strategic goals never translate into results, and what HR leaders say the real number is
• Translation, communication, and adoption — the three forces driving or stalling execution
• Why mid-level managers are the most critical leverage point in any organization
• The "when instead of I will" framework and how it turns strategy into simple, triggerable daily habits
• Why starting laughably small leads to a 75-85% habit adoption rate
• How workplace habits spill into personal life, improving stress, presence, and performance at home

Connect with Stephen Flanagan: LinkedIn | Seeks Consulting

Connect with Traci here: https://linktr.ee/HRTraci

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