One of the most common things Susan hears from executives is, “This takes too long.”

Her response? You’re already spending that time—just not productively.

Every breakdown that goes unaddressed, every missed opportunity for vulnerability or learning, every cycle of rework and repair—that’s lost time. And over months or years, it compounds into something much bigger.

True leadership work is adaptive, not just technical. It asks for reflection, dialogue, and deliberate steps forward. Slowing down at the start to address what’s real often saves exponentially more time later.