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The Growing Trend of Part-Time Executives

2024/11/12
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Tomoko Yokoi：越来越多的人开始关注工作与生活的平衡，并寻求更灵活的工作方式。疫情加速了这一趋势，远程办公的普及也为分散式领导力创造了条件。分散式领导力有助于公司获得更广泛的人才库，并以更低的成本获得高管经验。 Tomoko Yokoi还分析了分散式领导者通常的背景和经验，指出他们通常拥有20-30年的工作经验，并且在行业内拥有很高的声望和人脉。他们通常担任公司高管顾问，为公司提供战略和战术指导。 Tomoko Yokoi还探讨了分散式领导力在不同类型公司中的应用，指出它尤其适用于初创企业、中小企业以及大型企业中需要特定技能的部门。她还分析了分散式领导力可能面临的挑战，例如信任问题和工作范围界定问题。 Amy Bonsall：分散式领导力结合了咨询工作的快速学习和内部工作的归属感，这让她能够更快地为客户创造更大的价值。她认为，'分散式'这一术语比'兼职'更能体现这种工作方式的优势，因为它强调了对客户的承诺和投入，而不是简单的按时间计费。 Amy Bonsall还分享了她作为分散式首席产品官的经验，并指出成功的关键在于与客户保持清晰的沟通，明确工作范围和优先级，并定期进行沟通和评估。她还强调了情境转换能力的重要性，以及如何平衡不同客户的需求。 Amy Bonsall还从个人角度探讨了如何成功地担任分散式领导者，指出需要明确自身优势和专长，选择适合自身能力和经验的客户，并循序渐进地增加工作量。她还强调了建立人脉和参与行业社区的重要性，以及如何利用这些资源来提升自身能力和拓展业务。

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Introduction to fractional leadership, its definition, and the reasons behind its growing popularity.
  • Fractional leadership involves senior executives offering their skills to multiple organizations part-time.
  • The practice is gaining momentum due to the need for affordable senior talent in small organizations.
  • Both Tomoko Yokoi and Amy Bonsall have combined research and practical experience in this field.

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Imagine you’re leading a small organization, but you’re struggling to recruit and afford the senior talent you need to grow. You could hire a part-time executive. So-called “fractional leadership” is common in startups and is spreading to other businesses and nonprofits. But while a fast-growing number of senior leaders seek this work arrangement, many companies are unsure of how to go about it. Tomoko Yokoi and Amy Bonsall are experts on the practice. Yokoi is a researcher at the TONOMUS Global Center for Digital and AI Transformation at IMD Business School. Bonsall is a former executive at IDEO and Old Navy who works as a part-time chief product officer with several organizations. They explain when and how fractional leadership works best—for the individual as well as the organization—and how to do it right. Yokoi and Bonsall wrote the HBR article “How Part-Time Senior Leaders Can Help Your Business.”