Fractional CEO / COO Leadership
Lonely at the Top? Get a Pragmatic Partner for Your Big Ideas
- It is Perfect for startups, SMEs looking to scale operations, businesses undergoing an M&A or market expansion, as well as companies seeking stability in times of crisis.
- As a business owner, CEO, director, you are probably going to have to be managing every aspect of your company while, at the same time, desperately scrambling for an ounce of time to plan for the future and devise strategies that will appease the dragons known as “shareholders”.
- Hiring a fractional CEO / COO is a smart decision for organisations that need strong executive leadership but may not have the budget or need for a full-time CEO. Organisations often hire a fractional CEO / COO when they need strategic leadership for a specific challenge or growth phase.
- We provide fractional CEO / COO high-level leadership executive on a part-time basis, helping drive strategy, align teams, and deliver results without the commitment of a full-time executive. Our services can be acquired part-time for a weekly fee, monthly fee, or a daily fee or an hourly rate that would typically correspond to the salary of a full-time CEO / COO.
- Fractional COO / CEO is completely temporary, offering their services as needed and we can tailor our services specific to your current needs. Compared to the alternative of a COO / CEO that’s always on the clock, this constant expense can be a financial drain and burden, even though they may not be needed 24/7.
Benefits of our Fractional COO / CEO
- We generally work remotely
- Typically, COOs / CEOs like to accessorise their fancy suits with a fancy office, costing you time, money and space.
- Fractional COOs / CEOs, however, tend to work remotely, offering more of a consultation-based service and thus not requiring a full office to work out of within your company. This can be far more convenient for you, especially since one of the incentives of hiring a fractional COO / CEO compared to a traditional COO/ CEO is the benefit of not frivolously spending money.
- We are contract staff. Our fractional CEO / COO do not require executive benefits, bonuses or perks.
- We are contract staff. Our fractional CEO / COO do not require executive benefits, bonuses or perks.
- We provide a trial experience so you can see what it is like.
- We provide a trial experience so you can see what it is like.
- You can take things slowly, or you can do a trial run if you like. So, you can figure out if and what your long-term intentions are with CEO / COO, before you fully commit to something.
- We as a fractional CEO / COO are there when you need us.
- You are new to this whole thing, we get it; and so we are fine to be there as long as you need us to be.
- They can make the transition to a full-time CEO / COO far easier. As weird as it may sound, the fractional CEO / COO aims to lose their job. They focus on building your company to the point where you can hire a full-time CEO / COO, even assisting in finding you a replacement for them when the time finally comes.
- Additionally, our fractional CEO / COO, will show you exactly what the full-time CEO / COO should do once they have started working within your company.
- Hopefully, after a trial period with the fractional COO, you will have a deep understanding of the potential benefits a full-time CEO / COO can bring, should you decide to bring one on board.
- It’s easy to end our fractional CEO / COO leadership services – no uphill battle or legal issues.
A few key indicators are whether you need to consider hiring a CEO /COO or a Fractional one.
- You are micromanaging too much: Ask yourself this: Do you spend your days working in your business or on your business? If the former, you may be in dire straits: Our fractional COO can seriously help you manage your company's day-to-day operations. Leaving you to instead work on your business.
- Everyday is a struggle: It’s natural, unfortunately, that running a business can be hard. But the minute that you begin to suffer from an overwhelming amount of work, your business may also suffer. Many business owners / directors / CEOs have too high an ego or pride to admit that they can’t do everything by themselves. We understand that no one in the company is expecting you to do everything for your company. Learn your limits, and don’t be afraid to consider delegating tasks to a highly skilled and competent CEO / COO.
- Your leadership team is lacking: While you may be the figurehead of your company, coming up with new ideas, and devising ingenious strategies for the future, you may notice that it’s lonely at the top. Without a grounding, challenging, and pragmatic voice in your leadership team, this can be a risky way to model your leadership within your company. You may find that a lot of your ideas and critical projects can become too fantastical and unrealistic. Our fractional CEO / COO excel in logistics and practicality – that may be the only employee in your company that has a holistic birds-eye view of what the business can achieve. We have knowledge, network and skillset to make your crazy dreams a reality.
- Your company needs to grow substantially but … it isn’t: It’s natural that you may not be great at everything, especially when you have to do everything in your company. Business development, recruitment, compliance, logistics, and operational planning can be essential to expand and grow your business, but if you don’t have a professional to coordinate it, you may find that your business is hitting plateaus in its growth. If you notice this, consider our fractional CEO / COO service – We can give you key advice and make small changes that can have a substantial impact. It is vital that you employ someone external – many of the problems that you are facing in fact, may be due to your internal company structure, so avoid hiring within your company itself. This is why a fractional CEO / COO can be very effective service. Our fractional CEO / COO can offer an external, unfiltered, and unbiased look at your company – fixing problems you may not even be aware of. When the time comes for you to hire a full-time CEO / COO, we will provide support to choose and hire the right person.
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