Fractional leadership
An experienced operator embeds for an agreed number of days, taking responsibility for a defined operational or leadership requirement.
Fractional · Interim · Build-and-handover
Senior operational leadership. Without another executive hire.
If the business is recruiting an Operations Manager, General Manager, COO or functional leader, or needs experienced leadership across a critical operating area, bring in the capability before locking in permanent headcount.
Solid leadership. Simple process.
NORTHSTAR GROUP
Example operating centre
Working position
What is known and what is not
Example view
Unverified
Current position
Unassigned
Critical action
Pending
Commercial decision
Incomplete
Supporting evidence
Protect gross margin through growth
NEEDS EVIDENCEWarehouse decision awaiting cost-to-serve evidence
Why businesses choose the model
Bring in operating capability. Keep ownership authority clear.
An alternative to immediate recruitment
Fill the capability gap, not just the position.
A vacancy, performance issue or transition can reveal a genuine capability gap without revealing the right long-term structure. Embedded leadership enters through the immediate requirement, works inside the operation and establishes what the business actually needs while the work is moving.
Manufacturing & ProductionPeople, Leadership & HR OperationsProcurement, Suppliers & ContractsSupply Chain & LogisticsSafety & Operational RiskLean & Continuous ImprovementCommercial & Financial PerformanceTrade & Project OperationsBusiness Systems & Management ControlBusiness Under Pressure & Restructuring Readiness
Three ways to engage
Match the leadership commitment to the actual requirement.
Interim leadership
Immediate senior coverage while the business recruits, restructures, manages a departure or works through a critical period of change.
Build-and-handover
A defined function or operating problem is built, repaired and transferred to an internal leader or future permanent appointment.
What the operator takes responsibility for
Not on the sidelines. In the operation with you.
Stabilise the immediate position
Step into a leadership gap, restore direction and keep critical operating decisions moving.
Restore operating control
Clarify accountability, management rhythm and the commercial exposures affecting people, margin, cash and delivery.
Build what comes next
Establish the function, align the people and develop internal capability before handing over a stronger operation.
The SolidSimple Operating Centre
You stay informed. Operating responsibility stays visible.
Every engagement has a private workspace that holds the working position, living mandate and real operating agenda, without chasing emails, versions or updates.
Position
What is known, missing or unreliable made explicit.
Mandate
A controlled starting point, refined as facts emerge.
Priorities
The few outcomes that move the business.
Actions
Clear ownership between executive reviews.
Decisions
Important calls surfaced and recorded.
Reviews
A concise record of position and progress.
Need the capability, but not necessarily the headcount?
There may be another way to fill the gap.
Start with the role, operating problem or transition that created the need. The first conversation is about whether fractional, interim, build-and-handover or permanent recruitment is the right response.