Define: "Fractional Executive" in Business
Catastrophic fiscal burn
"Document everything they say. When the strategy tanks in six months, you will need the paper trail to save yourself."
An experienced executive hired on a part-time or retainer basis to provide leadership.
What does "Fractional Executive" actually mean?
"A guy getting paid $200k for 10 hours a week to wreck your product roadmap with zero long-term accountability."
"We brought in a fractional executive to guide our go-to-market strategy."
"The fractional executive told us to pivotPivotManagement realized the original plan was terrible and is now pretending this was the idea all along. to Web3 and then logged off for his month-long vacation."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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