Fractional Leadership 1:1 Coaching

Spending 40 hours a week at one company isn’t working for most people - especially leaders.

And let’s be honest, as a leader, it’s truly more like 60-80 hours a week and being on call whenever your team or your employees (or other execs or board members) need you.

But is this sustainable?

Most of us have realized that it isn’t - at all. And I’m sure you’ve said to yourself, “There’s got to be a better way”. Well, there is. It’s called Fractional Leadership - and we’ve been doing it for a decade. Yes, even when people looked at our founder and CEO, Anessa Fike, like she had five heads when she started doing this. But fast forward 10+ years and millions of dollars later, and suffice it to say that Anessa was onto something when she started being a Fractional Chief People Officer.

Does this sound like you?

  • You’ve been an executive at a few companies.

  • You’ve built things - and more importantly - you LIKE building things! You’ve managed teams. 

  • You have led strategic business decisions across the department and across the org, and you also have rolled up your sleeves to dive into the operational execution of that strategy.

  • You can see across the organization on how to streamline areas and improve efficiency. 

  • You can see trends easily. 

  • You have significant accomplishments that you can talk about as case studies.

  • You’ve built out processes and implemented tools.

  • You have made an impact that may not look like anything the company had seen. You don’t get stressed easily. 

  • You aren’t afraid of confrontation, and you can push back on leaders, and you constantly drive for change. 

  • You can make decisions quickly and frequently.

If you said ‘yes’ to 3 or more of the points above, then it’s time you looked into Fractional Leadership - and Anessa can help you figure out where to start and what you need to get going in this amazing career.

Fractional Leadership: Decoded

Fractional leadership is appealing to a lot of people for a myriad of reasons - more time to spend with your family and friends, more flexibility to decide your schedule and how much you work per week, more freedom to work on the projects and with the people you want to, and for many, more money in the door.

How much do Fractional leaders typically work?

Fractional executives work for a set amount of time (mostly between 12-36 months), are brought in for their expertise, lead teams like full-time execs, and work on both strategy AND execution - but they don’t always work 40 hours a week. Some work 10 hours a week with one client while working 15 hours a week for another.

What is the benefit of fractional leadership for a company?

Being a fractional executive allows you to use your expertise for companies that may not be able to afford you full-time AND it allows you to exponentially increase your impact.

What qualifications do you need to become a fractional executive?

Being a fractional executive is great for those that have had at least 5 years in an executive leadership role full-time with a few companies and have seen various business models and industries. Bonus points if you have done international work or mergers and acquisitions.

What Anessa’s Coaching Clients Are Saying

  • “Signing up for coaching with Anessa has given me more than I could have asked for! She has been an incredible mentor, generously sharing her career-building experiences and providing me with actionable steps to achieve my goals of starting a Fractional HR consulting business. Anessa showed up to each of our sessions as her authentic self and I looked forward to our time together. I wholeheartedly recommend Anessa to anyone who is starting their own journey of building a Fractional HR business.”

    — Brittney C.

  • “I was lucky enough to be coached by Anessa in setting up my fractional consulting business. She walked me through the art and the science of starting an LLC, and shared her expertise based on her experiences. Anessa is generous and brilliant, and gave me the confidence to push forward into a brand new adventure. Highly recommend Anessa and her coaching services!”

    — Monika P.

Ready to get started?

If you are fractional curious - or want to take your fractional leadership practice to the next level, please reach out to Anessa to see if you’d be a good fit for her one-on-one or group Fractional Leadership Coaching.