Perspective
The board perspective on fractional leadership is changing
Technology leadership
Boards of mid-market companies increasingly understand that a technology gap at the executive level is a business risk, not just an operational inconvenience. The companies that have had technology incidents, compliance failures, or lost deals because of security gaps have moved that conversation from IT to the boardroom. Fractional CIO and CTO arrangements are becoming more accepted at the board level as a credible response to that risk, particularly in industries where the cost of getting technology wrong is visible and quantifiable.
Further reading · Chief Executive
3 Scenarios for Contingent C-Suite Talent
This is the kind of problem I help companies work through.
If you know you need senior technology leadership but a full-time hire is more than the role needs, that is the conversation.
I work as a fractional CIO or CTO for companies that need senior technology leadership without a full-time hire.