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The Benefits of Fractional Leadership

 

  • Executive-level experience without the full-time executive cost — Access 20+ years of operations, HR and leadership experience without a $200,000–$300,000+ annual commitment. 
  • Flexible support — Scale support up or down as the business changes. 
  • Short-term or long-term engagement — Bring in leadership for a specific challenge, a period of growth, or ongoing operational support. 
  • Immediate expertise — Gain experienced leadership without a lengthy executive recruitment and onboarding process. 
  • An objective outside perspective — Someone who can see the gaps, inefficiencies and opportunities that are difficult to recognize from inside the business. 
  • Cross-functional leadership — One person who can connect operations, people, processes and internal communication rather than treating them as separate problems. 
  • Focused on what the business actually needs — You are paying for the right level of support, not filling a 40-hour workweek. 
  • Less long-term risk — No permanent executive headcount, equity commitment or significant severance exposure. 
  • Builds capability, not dependency — The goal is to strengthen systems, managers and teams so the business operates better long after the engagement. 
  • More space for the CEO or owner to lead — A fractional COO can take operational weight off the leader's shoulders so they can focus on growth, clients and the future of the business.
  •  Build the foundation for your future COO — Put the right systems, structure and processes in place now, so your future full-time COO can hit the ground running. 

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Foundational support

Three-Week Audit Baseline Assessment

Operational Foundation Building Structure that Scales

Operational Foundation Building Structure that Scales

Working with your leadership team, I will conduct an in-depth three week audit, followed by a baseline report.


Audit includes:

  •  Workflow and Framework review
  • Documentation audit
  • Review your policies and procedures for compliance
  • Employee Interviews
  • Internal communications review

Operational Foundation Building Structure that Scales

Operational Foundation Building Structure that Scales

Operational Foundation Building Structure that Scales

 Six Month Engagement

$7,500 per month

Includes:


  • Up to 40 hours/month of operational leadership support 
  • Workflow and process optimization 
  • Documentation and knowledge management 
  • Policy and procedure framework 
  • Internal communication structure 
  • Employee engagement framework 
  • Manager tools and support 
  • Implementation roadmap and execution support

 

Total Investment Over 6 Months: $45,000

For Ongoing or Project Based Support

Retainer Includes:


  • 10-12 hours per week embedded COO support and leadership
  • Weekly operations meetings
  • Framework implementation
  • Team accountability 
  • Monthly executive reporting


I always recommend starting with the Baseline Assessment as a way to fully understand where your organization is at. It creates a snapshot in time, allowing us to benchmark and set operational goals. From there we can move into the Operational Foundation Package or move right to a monthly retainer. 


** Minimum three month retainer. 

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