Fractional COO Leadership for Business Owners Facing Real Decisions

Most business owners don’t fail because they lack effort.
They stall because decisions pile up faster than execution capacity.Total Control Consulting provides Fractional COO leadership for owners who need:

Whether you’re facing one high-stakes decision or running a business that needs structure, accountability, and momentum, this work is about operating the business—not talking about it.

Start with a decision. Stay for execution.

What Fractional COO Support Looks Like in Practice?

A Fractional COO steps into the business to:

This is not advisory-from-a-distance.
It is hands-on leadership, scaled to the stage of your business.

All services below are entry points into this role, depending on where you are right now.

Decide Now™ — Executive Decision Session

Best for: Owners facing one critical decision that cannot afford delay.

Sometimes the business doesn’t need a full engagement yet.
It needs one clear, defensible decision—made with executive-level rigor.

In this 90-minute working session, you get:

In this 90-minute working session, you get:

This session often becomes the on-ramp to Fractional COO support when execution requires leadership beyond the owner.

This is not advice. This is decision authority support.

4Cs Discernment Sprint — 30-Day Operating Reset

Best for: Owners juggling multiple decisions with no clear execution order.

When everything feels important, nothing moves.

The 4Cs Sprint functions like a short-term COO engagement to:

Deliverables include:

This sprint is often used to determine:

Clarity first. Execution next.

Fractional COO Advisory — Ongoing Executive Leadership

Best for: Owners who need sustained execution, not more ideas.

This is the core engagement.

As your Fractional COO, I operate alongside you to:

This includes:

You gain:

This is a leadership relationship, not a consulting contract.

Decision Alignment for Partners & Leadership Teams

Best for: Teams stuck in circular meetings with no clear owner or outcome.

When alignment breaks down, execution stops.

These facilitated working sessions function as temporary COO-led decision forums to:

In a focused 2–4 hour session, teams leave with:

This work often precedes:

Meetings should produce decisions—or they shouldn’t happen.

Embedded Fractional COO Leadership (By Invitation)

Best for: Businesses that need execution leadership inside the operation.

In select cases, I step in beyond advisory capacity to:

These engagements are:

This option is available only to:

Not every business needs this. The right ones know when they do.

Start Where You Are. Lead Where You’re Going.

Some clients start with a decision.
Others start with a roadmap.
The best ones build a long-term operating partnership.

Every engagement is designed to answer one question:

“What does the business need next to move forward—without unnecessary risk?”

That is the work of a Fractional COO.

Whats Your Question?