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WHAT WE DO
Fractional Executive Leadership

HR and AI leadership — without the full-time cost.
SMEsGrowing corporatesGLCs between appointments

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You need HR leadership — but not a full-time hire. Your CHRO just left. Or you have never had one and the organisation has grown to the point where the absence is felt everywhere. Your board is asking people questions that do not have confident answers. The gap is real. And it is costing more than it looks like on a balance sheet.

What we do

We provide an HCR consultant as your Fractional CHRO or CAIO — part-time, retained, and fully accountable. They attend your board meetings, own your people or AI strategy, support your leadership team through the decisions that need careful thinking, and stay available when things move quickly. The same depth of expertise as a full-time hire. At a fraction of the cost.

How we work

We start by scoping the right engagement for your situation — how many days a month, what the scope covers, what the first 90 days deliver, and how we measure whether it is working. No ambiguity about what you are getting.

Most fractional engagements run for six to twelve months — either bridging to a permanent appointment or becoming a long-term structure for organisations that do not need or want a full-time HR leader on the payroll. Both are fine. We work to your situation, not a standard model.

Here is what typically changes.

Where clients typically are

No senior HR leadership in the room when board decisions are made.
People questions going unanswered or answered without proper HR thinking.
A gap between appointments that is costing more than it looks like on a balance sheet.
An organisation that has outgrown its HR capability but cannot yet justify a full-time hire.

Where clients typically end up

One named HCR consultant attending board meetings and owning the HR strategy.
People decisions made with proper thinking behind them.
A clear plan for the transition — whether to a permanent appointment or a sustained fractional arrangement.
An organisation that moves through the gap without losing momentum.

What's covered

Every fractional engagement is scoped specifically to your organisation’s needs and timeline. The following are the elements we structure the engagement around.

Fractional CHRO — retained HR leadership, monthly engagement
Fractional CAIO — retained AI strategy and adoption leadership
Fractional Chief People Officer
Board attendance and HR committee advisory
HR strategy ownership and crisis response
Interim to permanent transition planning
Board HR governance framework for GLCs
HR due diligence for M&A situations

Clients who start here often find they also need: HR Strategy & Organisation Design · Leadership & Succession Planning · Executive Search & Recruitment

No obligation.
Just an honest conversation.

Tell us the situation. We will tell you whether a fractional arrangement makes sense — and what it would look like for your organisation specifically.