Build a workforce that moves fast, together, on purpose.
High-agency people build non-fragile companies.
Most companies try to manage change. At HumanWorks™, we return agency, free will at work, so people stop waiting for permission and start delivering outcomes. When individuals take back personal and professional agency, teams decide faster, align quicker, and create more value with less drama.
Unlock.
Your talent is not underperforming; it is under empowered. We teach people to reclaim choice, own decisions, and turn uncertainty into action. The result: cleaner execution, tighter collaboration, fewer fire drills.
Transform.
Trauma literate performance replaces fear with practice. We install simple, repeatable rituals for managers and teams that make agency a daily habit; standards stay high; burnout, avoidance, and rework drop; speed, quality, and retention rise.
Revolutionize Onboarding.
On day one, new hires learn how we decide, how we deliver, and how we belong. That is how you cut ramp time, protect culture, and keep momentum when conditions change.
Book a 45 minute diagnostic; we will pinpoint where power was surrendered and give you a 30, 60, 90 plan to take it back.
Heal the Damage, Demand the Excellence
People are not broken; they are braced. Restore agency, and excellence returns.
Burnout, bullying, exclusion, bad management habits, these are not personality flaws, they are unresolved harm. We make work trauma literate, without lowering standards. We help people take back personal and professional agency, then we turn that agency into daily practice for managers and teams. Excellence follows practice; practice follows design; we design for both.
What We Solve
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Slow decisions that bleed time and trust.
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Fire drills and rework that hide deeper fear.
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Manager avoidance that blocks feedback and growth.
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Underused veterans whose strengths do not translate on day one.
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Belonging without standards or standards without belonging.
HumanWorks™ returns free will to the work, then builds the habits that keep it there.
How We Work Together
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Step one, discovery. Forty five minutes, clear picture, immediate priorities.
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Step two, sprint. Thirty days to install the core rituals; sixty days to expand; ninety days to lock in.
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Step three, sustain. Quarterly reviews, manager coaching circles, new hire and veteran integrations.
The New HR
Not another acronym; trauma literate performance that produces results.
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Treat burnout, bullying, and exclusion as unresolved trauma, not poor fit.
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Build felt safety without lowering standards.
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Train emotional regulation so stress stops hijacking decisions.
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Give managers simple rituals that create inclusion and accountability.
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Measure retention, speed, and quality, not vibes.
“Heal the damage; keep the bar high; watch the work accelerate.”
Why HumanWorks™
Science, systems, lived experience.
Neuroscience meets organization design; veterans, wounded warriors, military spouses, mergers, reorganizations. We have seen the same pattern in every sector, when people believe they can influence what happens next, fear collapses and performance returns.
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Managers are the lever. We install the rhythms they can run without us.
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Frameworks that travel. The same models work from onboarding to leadership, from the shop floor to the boardroom.
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Proof in practice. People stop bracing; teams move; culture stabilizes.
Our Solutions
HumanWorks™ solutions restore free will at work, then turn it into daily practice. We start by locating where power was surrendered; approvals, avoidance, and learned helplessness.
We install simple, repeatable rituals for managers and teams. We translate strengths so people lead from the front. We keep standards high while making safety felt. The outcome is speed with clarity, creativity with accountability, teamwork without friction.
Veteran Agency Track™
From “I used to be” to “I am.” Translate strengths with intention; steady the room; deliver under pressure.
Best for: veteran hiring and onboarding; leadership pipelines
Outputs: Identity and Agency Map; Civilian Capability Translator; 30 day Practice Loop; Manager Integration Guide
Agency Discovery for Everyone™
Help employees reclaim personal agency, then apply it on the job. We install simple, repeatable practices for focus, decision making, and follow through; hesitation drops; results rise.
Best for: high stress functions; post merger teams; change fatigue
Outputs: Agency Ladder™; Emotional Regulation Protocols; Focus and Decision Rituals; Personal Performance Contract
Managers of Belonging™
Inclusion with standards, every day. Equip managers to empower agency and hold the line.
Best for: new managers; culture resets; middle manager upskilling
Outputs: Belonging Quadrants™; one to one Script Library; Feedback Cadence; Team Agency Scorecard
It’s all about a dialogue
A few words from our clients.
Sara’s ability to connect with participants and convey complex concepts in a relatable manner made her sessions highly effective.
Her efforts contributed to a reduction in turnover rates among veteran employees in certain positions, highlighting the impact of her work on organizational stability and employee satisfaction.
Kerri-Anne Gonzales
Amazon Military Affairs
I partnered with Sara to bring the "Be Billy" session internally; I left the session with a deeper understanding of how to build stronger teams that lift each other, and have practical skills that can apply to leadership, collaboration, and every aspect of our work. Be Billy is a session that truly elevates cultural competence and leadership impact, The real-world scenarios and emotional storytelling to reflect a specific journey to life were presented in a way that was both eye-opening and relatable!
Martín González de la Vega
Senior Manager. Diversity & Inclusion
Yahoo DEI&C Team - New York
In April 2025, Yahoo's #VALOR employee resource group partnered with Sara B. McNamara, MSOD to deliver the Be Billy Leadership Workshop to our team members so we can further develop allyship capabilities to support our veteran and military workforce. The event was such a success that we will be delivering two more sessions in 2025! A huge thank you to Sara for bringing this framework to
#TeamYahoo
Chrissy Neafsey,
Global Lead, Yahoo VALOR ERG
MedTechVets was fortunate to have the opportunity to work with and learn from Sara's vast experience. She was instrumental in helping to conduct a strategic assessment of our programs and provide critical recommendations to help enhance the delivery of our program.
Derek Herrera,
BrightUro
Sara and her team provided instant value to Ingram Micro through our corporate initiatives to leverage/engage veteran professionals. Throughout the entire experience, we found Sara to be available, supportive and insightful. Sara places significant emphasis in the importance of understanding her customers business objectives and how veteran talent would align with our goals. If you desire to build, manage and/or leverage Sara to drive your sustainability objectives, you will not go wrong.
John Lundy,
Hyundai AutoEver America
Working with Sara was a turning point during my career transition from the military to civilian life. As a Marine officer, I’ve had the privilege of serving with extraordinary people, but Sara brought something different—an unwavering ability to connect, empathize, relate, and champion on my behalf. Her unique coaching style blended insight through high emotional intelligence and structure with purpose.
Through our purpose-driven conversations, Sara helped me recognize strengths I’d been underusing and guided me toward a future I hadn’t fully envisioned for myself. This may have been the hardest period of my life, even harder than becoming a Marine. Sara didn’t make the process easier—she made it manageable, more grounded, and ultimately more successful.
Benjamin Bayless
LtCol, USMC (Ret.)
How We Work With You
Keynotes
Provocative, practical, memorable.
Sara delivers clear language and usable tools, no fluff. Audiences leave with a shared vocabulary for agency, belonging, and standards, plus a micro practice kit to start the change tomorrow.
Topics include: Agency over anxiety, Belonging with standards, The next HR is trauma literate, Veterans who steady the room.
What you get: a tailored talk, a micro practice kit, a manager follow on guide.
Workshops
Practice beats posters.
High energy, story driven sessions that transfer to the job the same day. Teams learn to notice and name what shuts them down, choose a response, and act with ownership. Managers leave with simple scripts and weekly rhythms.
Popular formats: Agency Discovery for Everyone, Managers of Belonging, Be Billy Leadership Lab, Veteran Agency Track.
What you get: playbooks, scripts, decision rituals, a 30 day practice loop.
Consulting
Restore free will, then operationalize it.
We embed with your leaders, install manager and team rituals, and wire decisions to move on time. Expect clear ownership, faster choices, fewer fire drills, and a culture that holds standards daily.
Best for: companies ready to reset operating rhythms or scale agency across functions.
What you get: a 30, 60, 90 plan, weekly implementation support, leader scorecards, quarterly reviews.
