Tractus Strategic Partners
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Tractus Strategic Partners is a boutique consulting firm that helps small- to medium-sized organizations build stronger teams and prepare for the future. We support managers in developing their Management Tradecraft™ and guide organizations across sectors.
Kicking off Thanksgiving week with gratitude for our Tractus co-founder, Charity.
She asks hard questions with kindness and sees the whole system and how everything is connected.
Every manager needs a “Charity” in their world. Who helps you see the bigger picture, and have you thanked them yet?
She asks hard questions with kindness and sees the whole system and how everything is connected.
Every manager needs a “Charity” in their world. Who helps you see the bigger picture, and have you thanked them yet?
November 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Kicking off Thanksgiving week with gratitude for our Tractus co-founder, Charity.
She asks hard questions with kindness and sees the whole system and how everything is connected.
Every manager needs a “Charity” in their world. Who helps you see the bigger picture, and have you thanked them yet?
She asks hard questions with kindness and sees the whole system and how everything is connected.
Every manager needs a “Charity” in their world. Who helps you see the bigger picture, and have you thanked them yet?
Halloween’s roots mark a seasonal crossing. Entering a new stretch of work, I am guided by Havel’s line on choosing what is good and letting steady effort, not favorable odds, be the measure.
#HappyHalloween
#HappyHalloween
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Halloween’s roots mark a seasonal crossing. Entering a new stretch of work, I am guided by Havel’s line on choosing what is good and letting steady effort, not favorable odds, be the measure.
#HappyHalloween
#HappyHalloween
During #ILA2025, one clear pattern emerged - teams that genuinely enjoy working together. I saw easy rapport, quick laughter, and real care. In our own sessions we laughed a LOT and built ideas in the moment. More of that, please!
October 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
During #ILA2025, one clear pattern emerged - teams that genuinely enjoy working together. I saw easy rapport, quick laughter, and real care. In our own sessions we laughed a LOT and built ideas in the moment. More of that, please!
Charity and I co-facilitated a storytelling-for-advocacy workshop for VACSB board members. We began with “Why I serve” and ended with clear, actionable asks. No photos—only a name badge and the memory of purpose turning into decisions. Thank you, VACSB.
October 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Charity and I co-facilitated a storytelling-for-advocacy workshop for VACSB board members. We began with “Why I serve” and ended with clear, actionable asks. No photos—only a name badge and the memory of purpose turning into decisions. Thank you, VACSB.
We’re celebrating an exciting transition! 🎉 Our partner, Jennifer Riley, has accepted a new leadership role with Virginia Tech. While we’ll miss her daily contributions, we’re proud to see her expertise making an impact on an even larger stage. Change brings opportunity—for Jennifer, and for us.
September 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
We’re celebrating an exciting transition! 🎉 Our partner, Jennifer Riley, has accepted a new leadership role with Virginia Tech. While we’ll miss her daily contributions, we’re proud to see her expertise making an impact on an even larger stage. Change brings opportunity—for Jennifer, and for us.
Consistency > intensity.
Shortened versions of routines kept me going when life got busy. Small, steady steps add up.
#ProgressNotPerfection #SmallStepsBigImpact #Productivity
Shortened versions of routines kept me going when life got busy. Small, steady steps add up.
#ProgressNotPerfection #SmallStepsBigImpact #Productivity
September 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Consistency > intensity.
Shortened versions of routines kept me going when life got busy. Small, steady steps add up.
#ProgressNotPerfection #SmallStepsBigImpact #Productivity
Shortened versions of routines kept me going when life got busy. Small, steady steps add up.
#ProgressNotPerfection #SmallStepsBigImpact #Productivity
No time for a full SAVERS routine? I shrink it—5 minutes each or just a few parts.
A shortened version is still progress.
#ProgressNotPerfection #SmallStepsBigImpact
A shortened version is still progress.
#ProgressNotPerfection #SmallStepsBigImpact
September 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
No time for a full SAVERS routine? I shrink it—5 minutes each or just a few parts.
A shortened version is still progress.
#ProgressNotPerfection #SmallStepsBigImpact
A shortened version is still progress.
#ProgressNotPerfection #SmallStepsBigImpact
Instead of scheduling workouts on a calendar, I keep a bulleted list. Each one I cross off is progress—no guilt for what I missed.
Shifting how we track progress can change everything.
#ProgressNotPerfection #SmallStepsBigImpact
Shifting how we track progress can change everything.
#ProgressNotPerfection #SmallStepsBigImpact
September 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Instead of scheduling workouts on a calendar, I keep a bulleted list. Each one I cross off is progress—no guilt for what I missed.
Shifting how we track progress can change everything.
#ProgressNotPerfection #SmallStepsBigImpact
Shifting how we track progress can change everything.
#ProgressNotPerfection #SmallStepsBigImpact
I used to quit routines if I could not follow them perfectly. This year, I learned that small, flexible steps—30 minutes of SAVERS, one workout off my list—still matter.
Progress beats perfection every time.
#ProgressNotPerfection #SmallStepsBigImpact
Progress beats perfection every time.
#ProgressNotPerfection #SmallStepsBigImpact
September 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I used to quit routines if I could not follow them perfectly. This year, I learned that small, flexible steps—30 minutes of SAVERS, one workout off my list—still matter.
Progress beats perfection every time.
#ProgressNotPerfection #SmallStepsBigImpact
Progress beats perfection every time.
#ProgressNotPerfection #SmallStepsBigImpact
Emotional support at work is not just for crises—it is culture. Managers who check in, normalize conversations, and encourage resources help teams grow stronger and more resilient.
#WorkplaceCulture #EmotionalIntelligence
#WorkplaceCulture #EmotionalIntelligence
September 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Emotional support at work is not just for crises—it is culture. Managers who check in, normalize conversations, and encourage resources help teams grow stronger and more resilient.
#WorkplaceCulture #EmotionalIntelligence
#WorkplaceCulture #EmotionalIntelligence
Last week, our country experienced another heartbreaking tragedy—lives lost, families forever changed, communities in grief.
Managers cannot erase that pain, but we can recognize it. A simple check-in, listening, or giving space can make a difference.
#EmotionalIntelligence #WorkplaceWellbeing
Managers cannot erase that pain, but we can recognize it. A simple check-in, listening, or giving space can make a difference.
#EmotionalIntelligence #WorkplaceWellbeing
September 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last week, our country experienced another heartbreaking tragedy—lives lost, families forever changed, communities in grief.
Managers cannot erase that pain, but we can recognize it. A simple check-in, listening, or giving space can make a difference.
#EmotionalIntelligence #WorkplaceWellbeing
Managers cannot erase that pain, but we can recognize it. A simple check-in, listening, or giving space can make a difference.
#EmotionalIntelligence #WorkplaceWellbeing
Kim Carlson is now certified in Emotional Quotient (EQ) through TTI Success Insights.
Emotional intelligence builds self-awareness, empathy, and collaboration. Leaders, let’s explore how EQ can strengthen your leadership and teams.
#EmotionalIntelligence #Management
Emotional intelligence builds self-awareness, empathy, and collaboration. Leaders, let’s explore how EQ can strengthen your leadership and teams.
#EmotionalIntelligence #Management
September 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Kim Carlson is now certified in Emotional Quotient (EQ) through TTI Success Insights.
Emotional intelligence builds self-awareness, empathy, and collaboration. Leaders, let’s explore how EQ can strengthen your leadership and teams.
#EmotionalIntelligence #Management
Emotional intelligence builds self-awareness, empathy, and collaboration. Leaders, let’s explore how EQ can strengthen your leadership and teams.
#EmotionalIntelligence #Management
Great teachers inspire curiosity. Great leaders do the same.
This “back to school” season, commit to leading with excitement, encouragement, and empathy. Your team is ready to learn and grow—are you ready to guide them?
This “back to school” season, commit to leading with excitement, encouragement, and empathy. Your team is ready to learn and grow—are you ready to guide them?
August 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Great teachers inspire curiosity. Great leaders do the same.
This “back to school” season, commit to leading with excitement, encouragement, and empathy. Your team is ready to learn and grow—are you ready to guide them?
This “back to school” season, commit to leading with excitement, encouragement, and empathy. Your team is ready to learn and grow—are you ready to guide them?
The school year is full of unknowns—and so is leadership.
✅ Students learn by trial and error.
✅ Leaders grow by embracing change and adapting.
Let’s lean into challenges as opportunities to build resilience and agility.
✅ Students learn by trial and error.
✅ Leaders grow by embracing change and adapting.
Let’s lean into challenges as opportunities to build resilience and agility.
August 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The school year is full of unknowns—and so is leadership.
✅ Students learn by trial and error.
✅ Leaders grow by embracing change and adapting.
Let’s lean into challenges as opportunities to build resilience and agility.
✅ Students learn by trial and error.
✅ Leaders grow by embracing change and adapting.
Let’s lean into challenges as opportunities to build resilience and agility.
Is there anything more exciting than opening a new notebook? Okay, maybe that's just us. But leaders can bring that same energy to their work by:
- Asking new questions.
- Inviting fresh perspectives.
- Sparking innovation.
What's in your new notebook?
- Asking new questions.
- Inviting fresh perspectives.
- Sparking innovation.
What's in your new notebook?
August 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Is there anything more exciting than opening a new notebook? Okay, maybe that's just us. But leaders can bring that same energy to their work by:
- Asking new questions.
- Inviting fresh perspectives.
- Sparking innovation.
What's in your new notebook?
- Asking new questions.
- Inviting fresh perspectives.
- Sparking innovation.
What's in your new notebook?
Kids aren’t the only ones heading back to school—leaders should be lifelong learners, too.
New skills = new possibilities. Whether it’s exploring AI, mastering negotiation, or refining communication, continuous learning keeps organizations adaptable.
New skills = new possibilities. Whether it’s exploring AI, mastering negotiation, or refining communication, continuous learning keeps organizations adaptable.
August 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Kids aren’t the only ones heading back to school—leaders should be lifelong learners, too.
New skills = new possibilities. Whether it’s exploring AI, mastering negotiation, or refining communication, continuous learning keeps organizations adaptable.
New skills = new possibilities. Whether it’s exploring AI, mastering negotiation, or refining communication, continuous learning keeps organizations adaptable.
Just like the first day of school, every new season offers leaders a chance for a fresh start. What goals will you set for your team this fall?
Pro Tip: Use this time to reset priorities, clarify expectations, and spark momentum.
Pro Tip: Use this time to reset priorities, clarify expectations, and spark momentum.
August 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Just like the first day of school, every new season offers leaders a chance for a fresh start. What goals will you set for your team this fall?
Pro Tip: Use this time to reset priorities, clarify expectations, and spark momentum.
Pro Tip: Use this time to reset priorities, clarify expectations, and spark momentum.
Just got certified in DISC via TTI Success Insights!
DISC gives teams a shared language for better communication and stronger management.
Now offering assessments, debriefs, and coaching.
#DISC #Teamwork #Behaviors
DISC gives teams a shared language for better communication and stronger management.
Now offering assessments, debriefs, and coaching.
#DISC #Teamwork #Behaviors
July 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Just got certified in DISC via TTI Success Insights!
DISC gives teams a shared language for better communication and stronger management.
Now offering assessments, debriefs, and coaching.
#DISC #Teamwork #Behaviors
DISC gives teams a shared language for better communication and stronger management.
Now offering assessments, debriefs, and coaching.
#DISC #Teamwork #Behaviors
June 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A coast-to-coast heat wave is here—and SW Virginia is feeling it.
Time to check in: Are your teams hydrated, shaded, and rested?
#HeatSafety #TeamCare #StayCool
Time to check in: Are your teams hydrated, shaded, and rested?
#HeatSafety #TeamCare #StayCool
June 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A coast-to-coast heat wave is here—and SW Virginia is feeling it.
Time to check in: Are your teams hydrated, shaded, and rested?
#HeatSafety #TeamCare #StayCool
Time to check in: Are your teams hydrated, shaded, and rested?
#HeatSafety #TeamCare #StayCool
Getting a new roof today. My dog’s trembling under my chair from the noise—and I get it. Change can be jarring. But as Elizabeth Gilbert says in TED Radio Hour, walk alongside #fear. Don’t push it out— just don’t let it lead. Keep building, even when it’s uncomfortable. #Leadership #Change
June 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Getting a new roof today. My dog’s trembling under my chair from the noise—and I get it. Change can be jarring. But as Elizabeth Gilbert says in TED Radio Hour, walk alongside #fear. Don’t push it out— just don’t let it lead. Keep building, even when it’s uncomfortable. #Leadership #Change
To the Class of 2025—congrats on this huge milestone!
Big thanks to Tractus' very own - Charity and Jennifer - for your leadership as teaching faculty. You’re shaping future changemakers.
#Graduation2025 #FacultyImpact
Big thanks to Tractus' very own - Charity and Jennifer - for your leadership as teaching faculty. You’re shaping future changemakers.
#Graduation2025 #FacultyImpact
May 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
To the Class of 2025—congrats on this huge milestone!
Big thanks to Tractus' very own - Charity and Jennifer - for your leadership as teaching faculty. You’re shaping future changemakers.
#Graduation2025 #FacultyImpact
Big thanks to Tractus' very own - Charity and Jennifer - for your leadership as teaching faculty. You’re shaping future changemakers.
#Graduation2025 #FacultyImpact