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02Fractional Chief of Staff

Keep the decisions.
Hand over the carrying.

You keep decision power. We hold the context, advise on the next move, coordinate the people doing the work, and keep execution moving — so the business stops running at the speed of your attention.

Sound familiar?

The work has outgrown what one person can track.

You have people around you. They're good at what they do. And every question still comes back to you, because you're the only one holding the whole picture.

  • You're the only one who knows everything that's in flight
  • Contractors wait on you for direction, then wait again for approval
  • Decisions arrive half-formed and you finish them alone
  • Follow-up happens only when you remember it
  • A team doing good work, and you still carrying the weight

That's the part we take.

A woman carefully carrying a tall, balanced stack of shapes while others wait on the ground behind her
Someone else holding the stack changes what you can carry.

How it works

How the weight moves off your desk.

01

Protect

We learn what you're building, what matters most, and what you won't trade to get there.

02

Map

We take stock of what's in flight, who owns it, and what's quietly stuck.

03

Hold

Weekly meetings set priorities. Between them, we coordinate the people and chase what stalls.

04

Build

We document the systems as we go, so each month the business holds more without you.

The engagement

What’s included, and what changes.

What this includes

  • Weekly meetings
  • Coordination of contractors, staff, and vendors against agreed priorities
  • Documentation of the systems and processes the team runs on
  • Counsel on the next decision, before you have to make it alone
  • Availability between sessions when something needs a second read

What you gain

  • Fewer things running only because you remembered them
  • A team that knows what is next without asking you
  • Context held somewhere other than your head
  • Room to work on the business rather than inside it
In the 6+ months since she joined, she has not simply helped me “manage”, she has been critical to the momentum we have built as a company. She gets the work done, and most importantly, she helps me be at my best.
Nick GibsonFounder, Our Better Selves
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Is this right for you?

Matching the support to the weight.

Strategic Coordination is right when

The work has outgrown what one person can track
You want to stay the decision-maker
You work with contractors, staff or a small distributed team

A different level may fit better when

You're not sure yet what's wrongCapacity Diagnostic
You want someone to own the operation outrightStrategic Operations

Questions

Before you book.

Something we haven’t answered? Ask it in the conversation — that’s what it’s for.

How is this different from a VA or a project manager?

A VA does the tasks you assign. A project manager runs a project. A Chief of Staff holds the whole picture across projects and people, coordinates them against your priorities, and advises you on what to do next.

Do I need to do the Capacity Diagnostic first?

No. Many engagements start there, but you can start at any level. In the first conversation we'll work out where the weight actually is.

What does “from $3,500” depend on?

How many people, workstreams and moving parts we're coordinating. We agree the scope together before we start.

Can we move up to Strategic Operations later?

Yes. When the operation needs an owner rather than a coordinator, we can take on more of it.

Where to begin

Stop being the only one holding it.

Book a conversation and tell us what you're carrying. We'll work out together whether Strategic Coordination is the right level of support — and if it isn't, we'll say so.