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BUS 290

Designing a Fractional Leadership Career

The future of leadership is flexible, embedded, and on demand.

As organizations adopt leaner operating models and seek senior expertise without full-time overhead, fractional leadership is reshaping how companies grow and how experienced professionals design their careers.

In this course, you learn to drive meaningful impact as a fractional leader while sustaining executive-level influence through flexible engagement models.

Whether embedded within a single organization or supporting multiple teams, participants examine the mindset shift required to move from traditional employment into fractional work, including how to remain independent while operating as a trusted member of a leadership team.

Through case studies and applied exercises, participants explore how fractional roles are emerging across functions such as marketing, finance, people operations, and strategy.

You will develop a clear positioning statement, refine a fractional pitch, test engagement models, and design a 90-day action plan that informs a six-month roadmap.

Designed for experienced professionals, consultants, and leaders considering or evaluating fractional roles, this course provides a practical framework for strengthening a fractional leadership practice.

Schedule note
Starts July 11, 2026; Days SSu

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