The Fractional Integrator Alliance:
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The Fractional Integrators Alliance are comprised of professional Fractional Integrators who work directly with Entrepreneurs and Leadership Teams of companies who are running on the Entrepreneurial Operating System® (EOS®), by working in the business to keep the EOS Implementation on track, day to day, week to week.
We work with EOS Implementers® to instill and follow the principles of EOS with the Leadership Team, and drive those behaviours down into the departments and to the individual employee level. Our Fractional Integrators partner with the Visionary of the company to execute the business plan and achieve the objectives of the company.
What does a Fractional Integrator do?
A Fractional Integrator joins an EOS company on a part-time basis, to execute the EOS Process®, and hold the Leadership Team accountable to the business plan. Primarily it involves managing day to day operating functions of the process, including scheduling and conducting meetings, ensuring Quarterly Rocks and To-Do’s are completed, and facilitating problem solving discussions in meetings. A blend of strategic leadership and operational acumen, the Fractional Integrator ensures work gets done by those who are accountable for the outcomes.
What type of company would need a Fractional Integrator?
A Fractional Integrator is appropriate for a company who can’t, at this time, afford to have someone in the role full time, but needs to find a partner for the Visionary, to free them up to focus on higher-value, more strategic activities. It is also appropriate for a company who is in the process of developing an in-house solution, but needs support now to keep the implementation on track.
How do I know whether a Fractional Integrator is right for my company?
Not every company needs, or can afford, a full-time Integrator as part of their implementation. The size of the business, size of the Leadership Team, the number of people who are sitting in multiple seats, and the complexity of issues a company faces usually determines whether fractional makes sense. While subjective, Visionaries usually know whether they need a full-time or Fractional Integrator to ensure the companies’ success.
How can a Fractional Integrator help a Visionary?
The Fractional Integrator reports to the Visionary, and makes sure the EOS Process® is being followed. The Leadership Team reports to the Fractional Integrator, and they hold people accountable to their To-Dos and Rocks, and manages weekly Level 10 Meetings™. This frees up the Visionary to focus on strategic plans, big ideas, and tasks that create higher value. Visionaries, by their nature, are rarely good at holding people accountable, often including themselves. Fractional Integrators, by their nature, like to hold people accountable, and therefore offer value by taking care of things Visionaries don’t want to do.
How does a Fractional Integrator help Leadership Teams?
The Fractional Integrator helps Leadership Teams by managing process, keeping details and actions clear, ensuring follow-ups get done, and being a bridge between the needs of the team and those of the Visionary. By scheduling and running important meetings, facilitating discussions, solving problems, making final decisions on competing ideas, and moving activities along, the Fractional Integrator becomes the wheel upon which the Leadership Team turns.
How much time does a Fractional Integrator spend on a Client’s business?
The Fractional Integrator is a less-than-full-time resource for a company, usually working one to two days a week, depending on the scope.
How does a remote Fractional Integrator work on a Client’s business?
A remote Fractional Integrator uses technology (video-conferencing, collaboration platforms, dedicated EOS applications like Ninety.io) to execute their job when they are not face-to-face working with Clients. All the same meetings, discussions, and deliverables happen with remote Fractional Integrators, and are appropriate for those businesses who are comfortable with technology or may have hybrid Leadership Teams themselves.
What is the difference between an EOS Implementer and a Fractional Integrator?
EOS Implementers are critical to EOS Implementations. The EOS Implementer’s role is that of teacher, coach, and facilitator to help the company understand “how” to properly implement EOS. By working with an EOS Implementer, as opposed to doing it on your own, your company will understand the tools and their value at a much deeper level, build the right habits, and be more successful. Period.
The Implementer works on the business, and the Fractional Integrator works both on and in the business, to make the implementation easier by holding people accountable, acting as project manager, and being attentive to the details. The Fractional Integrator manages the implementation day to day, week to week, and works with the EOS Implementer to course correct where appropriate.
How does a Fractional Integrator help an EOS Implementer?
Implementers and Fractional Integrators are different roles, require different skill sets, and complement one another. The EOS Implementer teaches the tools and the process, the Fractional Integrator runs the process. Both need the other to do their job to ensure the company gets the benefits EOS delivers. It’s not a trade-off. Not having both reduces the success of the implementation.
Starting a business is hard; growing and running a business is harder. For a Visionary, having someone in your corner to be a partner in the implementation, in the business every day, makes all the difference. For the EOS Implementer, being able to work with the Integrator helps keep the implementation on track. And for the Integrator, being able to rely on and consult an EOS Implementer, to address the issues that can’t wait for a Quarterly, ensures challenges get discussed and addressed in real time.
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