Not every organisation needs a full-time CEO - but many need trusted leadership to execute, align, and grow.
Whether you're navigating a leadership transition, preparing for sale, scaling rapidly, or facing a strategic inflection point, Leading Organisational Learning provides fractional and contract CEO services to bridge the gap. We step in as experienced executives who can drive commercial, cultural, and strategic outcomes without the long-term commitment of a permanent hire.
How we help; High-impact executive leadership, when you need it
1. Fractional CEO leadership
- Act as a part-time CEO or strategic executive across a number of days per week or month
- Guide strategy execution, board alignment, people leadership, and transformation
- Ideal for founder-led businesses, professional services firms, and advisory groups
2. Interim or exit-focused CEO support
- Lead the business through sale preparation, internal succession, or turnaround
- Provide governance clarity, stakeholder alignment, and executive accountability
- Minimise disruption while positioning the business for maximum enterprise value
3. CEO-led strategic projects
- Focused support for high-stakes projects (e.g., M&A readiness, ELT reset, strategy overhaul)
- Structured deliverables, fixed timelines, measurable ROI
- Backed by experience across financial services, professional firms, and NFPs
Who this is for:
- Founder-led businesses needing strategic maturity
- Boards needing interim leadership during recruitment or transformation
- Professional services firms looking to scale, systemise, or reposition
- NFPs or private businesses managing leadership transitions or succession planning
- Private equity or family offices looking to stabilise or grow portfolio companies
Why work with Leading Organisational Learning?
- Real CEO experience: Deep leadership background across private, professional, and regulated sectors
- Strategic and operational acumen: We don’t just advise; we lead, align, and deliver
- Flexible engagement models: Retainer, part-time, project-specific - tailored to your needs
- Board-savvy & trusted: Discreet, board-savvy, and focused on protecting enterprise value