Executive Talent on a Startup Budget: How to Hire Part-Time Leaders Who Actually Deliver (PDF Guide)

Your business has outgrown "the founder does everything," but a full-time CFO, CMO or COO isn't realistic yet. Fractional leadership fills that gap: an experienced executive for one or two days a week, for a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire.

Hiring one is easy. Getting real results from one is harder. Most fractional engagements that disappoint don't fail because of the person. They fail because the role was never clearly scoped, launched or managed.

This practical 30-minute guide takes you through the whole process, from deciding whether you're ready to handing over to a full-time successor.

Inside you'll learn:

• How a fractional executive differs from a consultant, an advisor or an interim manager
• The 7 signals that your business needs senior leadership now
• Which seat to fill first: CFO, CMO, COO, CTO, People or Sales
• How to write an Engagement Charter with clear, measurable outcomes
• Where to find candidates, which interview questions to ask, and the red flags to watch for
• The contract terms to agree before anyone starts
• A 30-60-90 day plan to integrate your new leader into the team
• The weekly operating rhythm that makes part-time leadership work
• The 7 most common ways engagements fail, and how to fix each one
• When and how to scale up, hand off or wrap up

Includes 5 ready-to-use worksheets:

1. The Readiness Scorecard
2. The Engagement Charter
3. The Candidate Scorecard
4. The 90-Day Integration Plan
5. The Quarterly Review

Who it's for: founders, CEOs, general managers and operations leads at growing businesses who need senior expertise without a full-time executive salary.

What you get:

• 31-page PDF guide (A4)
• About 30 minutes of reading
• 11 chapters plus a toolkit of 5 printable worksheets
• Instant download

This guide provides general business information, not legal, tax or financial advice.