Ongoing
Fractional
A set number of days each week, held over months. I carry the role, not just the advice.
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Fractional operations leadership
Door two is fractional operations leadership for organizations — a fractional COO, fractional Chief of Staff, or narrower fractional operations support, depending on the job. A company is never one path; it's dozens running at once, and only a few decide the date. Founders and executives hire me to hold those few until they land, not to advise from the sidelines. Five engagements, priced to the problem you have this quarter — across Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and the Research Triangle, and remote.
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How the work is bought
Three shapes
Scope and cadence are agreed before anything starts, in writing.
Fixed scope
Project
A defined problem with a defined end. Scope, sequence, and a date agreed up front.
Short bursts
Advisory
Standing time with a leader or team. Used for pressure-testing, not delivery.
The engagements
Pick the one that matches this quarter's problem
Before you can justify the hire
Embedded Operations Leader
I hold the seat. Senior operations leadership inside your org, accountable for outcomes rather than advice.
For when you need the leader before you can justify the hire
See embedded ops →Spreadsheet is the system
Automate Internal Operations
Take manual internal work out of the business. Process first, tooling second, measured on hours actually returned.
For teams where the spreadsheet is the system of record
See automation →Meetings that don't move
Build the Operating Rhythm
Goal-setting, staff meetings, and quarterly reviews that produce decisions instead of status.
For leadership teams that meet constantly and still feel behind
See operating rhythm →Too many projects
Stand up a PMO
Intake, prioritization, reporting cadence, and the discipline to stop work that should stop.
For companies running more projects than they can staff
See PMO setup →Slipped twice already
Program Recovery
Find what's actually blocking a late cross-functional effort, resequence it, and hand it back running.
For a launch or migration that has already moved twice
See program recovery →Questions
Common questions
What is a fractional operations leader?
A senior operations leader who works inside your company part-time — a set number of days a week over months — and is accountable for outcomes, not just advice. It's the leader before you can justify a full-time hire.
How is the work priced?
In one of three shapes, agreed in writing before anything starts: fractional (ongoing days per week), project (fixed scope and date), or advisory (standing time for pressure-testing). The shape follows the problem.
What is the difference between a fractional operations leader and a management consultant?
A consultant advises and hands you a deck. Here the work is held to the finish — the role is carried, the program is handed back running, the process is measured on hours actually returned.
Find your critical path
Start with one conversation.
Twenty minutes, no cost. Bring the decision you're stuck on, the role you're chasing, or the thing you want built. We'll find the critical path from there.