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/ 06 — Scope
What a fractional CEO actually does.
Six work areas. Real authority in each. No slide-only deliverables.
Topic: fractional CEO services
/01Scope
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Strategy and priorities
Pick the 3 things the company must win at this year. Kill the rest. Document the trade-offs.
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P&L ownership
Own at least one P&L line. Read every line of the management accounts every month.
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Leadership team
Hire, fire and develop direct reports. Build the management team the next stage of the company needs.
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Operating cadence
Weekly operating review. Monthly business review. Quarterly plan. No meeting without a decision log.
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Capital allocation
Sign off on hires, spend and investments inside agreed thresholds. Build the business case for anything above.
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Board and investor interface
Run the board pack. Own the investor update. Translate operating reality into board language.
/02Common pairings
Often paired with a fractional COO.
When operations is the bottleneck rather than strategy, pair this role with a fractional COO. See coofractional.com for the COO half of the model.
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