It’s ok, I get it. Consultants sometimes get a bad rap. My business model is a little bit different from most consultants. Like others in the field, I offer advice on organizational structure, leadership development and coaching, process flow analysis, financial analysis, and business plan creation and review. The difference is that I also offer what I call fractional management solutions.
Fractional management (or interim management) solutions are geared towards companies at various stages in the lifecycle of a company:
Growing but not ready for a full-time CXO, Director, or Manager
In this stage, the owner has been doing it all for years and is at the point where they have identified what they don’t like to do. This can happen regardless of how long the company has been in business. Sometimes the company can feel like a start-up even though it’s been in business successfully for ten or even 20 years.
Typically, the owner wants to delegate either sales or operational management tasks. I have experience in both those positions and can help you by allowing you to focus on the part of the business you still enjoy. By working on a fractional or part-time basis, I also help you keep costs down as your company grows.
Ultimately, the plan is to develop the company so that you and the company are primed to enter Stage 2.
Ready to permanently fill the position
Everything from the current financial health of the company to your current workload and forecast indicate it’s time. These upper management positions aren’t easy to fill and the search for the right person can take months – months that you don’t have. It also takes more time to search for and screen applicants. You need someone to fill the seat immediately on an interim basis to help define the role or smooth the organizational transition,
I can help you groom someone internally that you have in mind for the position, or maybe there are a few people on staff but you’re not quite sure who to choose for the promotion. I can get to know your team, conduct interviews and reviews, and we can discuss the strengths of the different candidates.
Maybe you are searching for the right person from outside the company – bringing a new person into your company in a senior position can be stressful. Together with some of my network of providers, we will help you screen applicants to choose the right person based on personality, skills, and company cultural fit.
Need to scale back and no longer needs a full-time manager
Unfortunately, sometimes layoffs must happen. As a small business owner, this doesn’t mean that you have to go back to doing everything yourself. I can help share the managerial load with you and also work with your team to cross-train and delegate so that you become even stronger and more efficient than you were.
If your company is in one of these situations or you would like to discuss other ways I can help, contact me or schedule a free 30-minute call here.
Jack Tar Consulting 