Fractional leadership · Executive coaching · Raleigh, NC
One method. Two doors.
Fractional Leadership & Executive Coaching
Critical Path is an operations and coaching practice in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Fractional operations leadership for companies.
Career coaching for senior leaders.
Feeling stuck?
Tell us where, and we'll tell you what we think is going on — and the one thing to do about it.
Where to start
Pick your door.
Organizations hire me to run the work that has to land.
Leaders hire me to work out what's next.
Not sure which door is yours? Start here →
New here? You don't need it all figured out — bring the tangle, and we'll find the one thread that decides the rest, together.
Door one · For Organizations
For Organizations
Founders and executives carrying more change than the org can absorb, who need someone to hold the work — not advise on it.
- The Operating Diagnostic
- Fractional COO & Chief of Staff
Plus the bespoke work — PMO setup, operating rhythm, program recovery, automation, and AI-native builds: Special Projects →
Enter door one →Door two · For Leaders
For Leaders
Executives and specialists at a hinge point — between roles, newly promoted, or quietly certain the current seat is wrong.
- Executive Coaching
- Critical Path Positioning
- Resume Rebuild
- Rapid Interview Prep
It starts with one conversation.
Twenty minutes. Bring the tangle — we'll find the thread that decides the rest.
The method
Everything else is slack.
The work is finding which is which — in a career, or in a company. That's the whole practice.
See the approach →Find your critical path
Twenty minutes, no cost. We'll find the critical path from there.