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Service 03
Fractional Executive Leadership
Senior operating leadership for part of the week from an operator in the LavaHopper collective, under a written mandate: operating cadence, commercial execution, accountability and product and business direction.
Who it fits
Owners who need a second senior operator without a full-time hire. Boards or parent companies that need a leader in a business unit for a defined period. Founders who want someone to run the operating rhythm while they build.
What we do
- Set and run the weekly operating cadence with the team you already have.
- Own agreed commercial or operating outcomes.
- Hold the team to its commitments.
- Shape product and business direction with you.
- Report to you or the board in writing.
What you receive
- A written mandate with scope, authority and outcomes.
- A standing operating cadence.
- Monthly written reporting.
- A handover plan from day one.
What it excludes
Open-ended advisory with no mandate, roles that require a licensed professional, and anything outside the written scope.
How it starts
A 15-minute introduction and the first fix, then a mandate drafted together, then a start date. Part-time, for a defined period, reviewed monthly.
Questions about fractional leadership
- How much authority does the role carry?
- Whatever the mandate says. Scope, authority and outcomes are written down before the start date and reviewed monthly.
- How is confidentiality handled?
- Under a signed agreement before any internal information is shared. The operator holding the mandate works with a small number of companies at a time and does not take on direct competitors.
- Who holds the mandate?
- One named operator from the collective, agreed with you before the start date, with responsibilities set out in the written mandate.
- How does it end?
- A handover plan is part of the mandate from day one. Either side can end the engagement on the notice stated in the agreement.
Next step
Bring us three problems.
Fifteen minutes. We pick one together and fix it within 48 hours, at no charge. If LavaHopper is not the right help, you will hear that too.
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