The first 30 days checklist
Checklist for fractional executives
For fractional CMOs, CFOs and COOs who start new engagements several times a year.
Scorecard
Is your company ready for a fractional leader?
How to use this scorecard
Share it with founders who are unsure whether part time help would work. Their answers show where to start, which gives you a useful first conversation.
What is inside
Score your company
Why each question mattersA written plan
Close these gaps firstOne page of figures: Sales, margin and cash each month.
Worth doing before you signAgree the goal as founders. One sentence you both sign up to.
Your first ninety days with a fractional leaderAgree the goal, the problem and the access.
Three title ideas for your own version
Is your company ready for a fractional leader
The fractional readiness scorecard
Score your company in two minutes
Where to promote it
LinkedIn postsfounder groupsinvestor newslettersa link in your email signature
What goes in a fractional readiness scorecard?
Ten quick questions on plans, figures, team, access and budget, a score out of twenty, what the score means, the quickest fix for each point and a ninety day outline.
Make this scorecard your own
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