Finance
For CEOs and CFOs
Cash flow, board reporting, investor readiness, controls, when to hire a finance leader.
Free Resources for Business Leaders
Practical playbooks and guides designed to help CEOs, founders, and managing directors get the most out of senior leadership — written by directors who've sat in the chair.
Each Business Leaders Playbook is a 20-40 page guide built from the practical experience of our fractional directors. They cover the patterns we see again and again — what good looks like, what to watch for, and which decisions to make in what order.
The Business Leaders Playbooks
IT
For CEOs and IT Directors
Strategy, governance, vendor management, security basics, when to bring IT in-house.
Marketing
For founders and CMOs
Brand, demand generation, marketing operations, channel mix, measuring ROI.
Sales
For sales leaders and MDs
Pipeline discipline, sales process, team performance, compensation, scaling commercial.
Operations
For COOs and MDs
Process design, operational metrics, supply chain, delivery, operating model.
HR
For HR Directors and founders
Culture, hiring, performance management, organisational design, succession.
Data
For Data and IT Directors
Data strategy, analytics, BI tooling, governance, AI readiness.
Commercial
For Commercial Directors and CFOs
Pricing, customer profitability, contract management, commercial discipline.
Engineering
For CTOs and Engineering leaders
Engineering practices, software delivery, technical debt, team performance.
Procurement
For Procurement and COOs
Supplier strategy, contract negotiation, savings programmes, governance.
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