We provide Fractional COO services to help small businesses
Visualize, Optimize, and Grow.
You don’t have the desire- or the resources- to add a full-time, upper-level executive to your team.
What if we told you that you could have 100% of the results, but only a fraction of the cost?
As a small business owner, do any of these resonate with you?
I’m missing out on XYZ because I’m spending too much of my time working IN my business, rather than ON it.
I can’t focus on growing my company because I’m too involved in operational tasks - not intended for leadership.
The vision I once had for my business is no longer the vision I have today - professional & personal life no longer feel balanced.
I am not sure how to clarify my vision, or include others to build a shared vision - my company lacks proper direction.
I struggle to communicate or execute my vision for my company - strategy & operations are not in alignment.
I don’t have the systems in place that would allow me to effectively set, measure, and report on strategic business goals - goals rarely realized.
I am unable to focus or prioritize improving, optimizing, or growing our team or business - not working ON the business.
I do not have a people plan, or an ideal organizational structure design - do not know how / when to profitably scale my team.
I need an effective meeting cadence and process to improve communication, enhance organizational cohesion, and enable effective problem solving.
I know there’s got to be a better way to strategically plan and operate my business - if I only had a lean planning & agile execution system to help
There is a better way…
its called SOLS.
The Strategic Operating Leadership System
The Strategic Operating Leadership System is a set of lean tools and agile methodologies
that help small business leaders take their company from ‘Good to Great’.
What does it look like to work with Future State?
Specializing in fast-paced and growing small businesses, we help small business leaders achieve their optimal future state
- implementing a proven Strategic Leadership and Agile Change Management system to better focus, prioritize, and accomplish big picture results.
Define
Build Vision,
Definition of Success
Plan
Set Targets,
SMART Objectives
Align
Design Ops,
Ideal Structure
Optimize
Measure & Report,
Balanced Scorecard
Flow
Establish Cadence,
Agile Sprint
Businesses Benefitting From Working with Future State
Fractional COO Services We Offer
Clarify & Focus Your Vision
Operationalize Your Strategies
Achieve Your Desired Future State
SOLS IMPLEMENTATION & CADENCE
Long-Term Vision Building
Lean Business Planning
Agile Goal Management
Organizational Structure Design
People Planning
Process Mapping & Analysis
Leadership Team Development
Change Management Coaching
Business Systemization Consulting
FAQs
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We begin by observing and assessing your current business systems and structures. Then, we work with your leadership team to identify key areas for efficiency improvement, ultimately creating a customized plan for implementation to guide you in achieving your long-term professional goals.
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A flexible position, a Fractional Chief Operating Officer adds executive experience to your company without the financial commitment of a full-time hire, with benefits such as:
Insight into better business practices
Improvements to operational efficiency
Implementation of effective frameworks and systems
Unbiased assistance towards team cohesion
Competitive advantage from someone who’s familiar with the industry
As a contract position, Fractional COOs do not require employee benefits such as bonuses or perks
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If you’ve ever asked yourself any of the following questions, then you could benefit from a Fractional COO:
Am I maximizing my business’s revenue potential?
Will I ever be able to move away from working on the day-to-day operations?
Could my project management be more streamlined?
How do I give my business an edge up over the competition?
How do I align my business goals with my core values?
One of the greatest things about a Fractional COO is the flexibility: we flex to fit your problems.
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We utilize an agile project management approach, meaning we pivot for your needs. Everything we do is fully-customized for your business needs, meaning no project is too big or too small. We meet you where you are right now to achieve your future goals, whatever they might be.
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Working with Future State is a collaborative, partnership experience. Our goals are two-fold: to help you succeed in both your professional AND your personal life. We are not coming in to simply tell you and your company what to do, but to work together in a way that is in alignment with you and your core values. Combining stat-based analytics with an authentic, human experience, Future State will pivot to meet your needs.
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Our partnership can last for as long- or as short- as you need to achieve your objectives. We prefer to remain agile and flexible - while retainers are the norm, our outsourced COOs can also be project-based, part-time, or interim.
We also offer Fractional Integrator services for businesses running on EOS® (Entrepreneurial Operating System®).
