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CASE STUDY: Succession Plan Strengthened by Effective Leadership Recruitment
Empower Brands, a private equity–owned franchise platform with 30 years of success in commercial and residential services, needed to expand its senior leadership with seasoned professionals capable of achieving its aggressive growth goals. At the same time, these new leaders needed the qualifications to strengthen succession planning pathways for critical senior roles. With support and direction from its private equity…Read More -
How Fractional or Interim Talent Benefits Your Business
When the unexpected strikes your business – the departure of a key leader, a competitor’s adoption of disruptive technology, unintentional non-compliance with regulations, or another shock to the system – hiring fractional or interim finance, HR, or sales talent to meet the challenge and right the ship is often the best course of action.
It’s like calling one of the…Read More -
The Benefits of Engaging Fractional HR Expertise
Businesses nationwide face moment-to-moment decisions about driving growth, raising capital, managing communications, and navigating regulations, all of which impact HR policies and teams.
The volume and details of HR work, no matter the business cycle, can push stretched HR teams to the breaking point, especially teams of one (which are not uncommon!).
Fractional HR support can ease the pressure, overcome…Read More -
What is Competitive Strategy?
It’s imperative for organizations to have a robust, battle-tested competitive strategy that guides their decision-making and resource allocation. A competitive strategy dictates how an organization can build a competitive advantage over competitors, creating a superior market position that enables them to perform better in the long term.
The foundations of competitive strategy are found in legendary academic Michael Porter’s 1980…Read More -
Fahrenheit Finance & Accounting Expert Spotlight: Russ Gambrel
Russ Gambrel has never been an “accountant’s accountant.” He’s more of a “chief executive’s accountant.” A talented practitioner with excellent communication skills who assesses financial process challenges, succinctly communicates solutions to organizational leaders, and leads effective implementations that get results.
As a fractional consultant, Russ rights the ship quickly when a client’s accounting infrastructure fails, or a key person…Read More -
4 Ways HR Leaders Can Help Employees Overcome Career Stagnation
The Great Resignation is dwindling. Last year’s talent war is over — talent won.
What’s next for high-impact talent?
Some people are taking new jobs. Some are getting promoted. But some feel stagnant, disengaged, and unmotivated.
Perhaps they can’t see the next step on their career ladder, or they have too much work and not enough time. Maybe they aren’t…Read More -
CASE STUDY: Recruitment, Compliance & Finance Improvements Ready SaaS Provider For PE Investment
CommunityWFM’s rapid expansion in North America attracted significant outside investment interest from several private equity groups. Before investing, however, they wanted to see the software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider of workforce management solutions upgrade its accounting and financial reporting capabilities. Fast growth also stretched CommunityWFM’s human resources function, limiting the ability to recruit top talent actively and risking noncompliance with security and…Read More -
Make Your Move with Fahrenheit’s Finance & Accounting Career Advisors
The best finance and accounting talent in the market doesn't wait for career opportunities to happen. They make them happen. If you're ready to make your next move, work with experienced advisors who know the market's needs, understand your career objectives, and advocate for your interests.
Work with advisors who make things happen — Fahrenheit Advisors. Get started today with…Read More -
7 Market Research Examples for Competitive Intelligence
Conjoint Analysis for Competitive Intelligence
Published Market Research Reports
Attendance at Industry Conferences & Events
TURF Analysis
Using Government Agency Websites & Databases for Market Research
Analyzing & Optimizing Positioning
Prediction Market Research for Competitive Intelligence
Market research is an important––but often overlooked––element of the wider Market and Competitive Intelligence (M/CI) process. Various different types of market research enable organizations…Read More -
Building a Comprehensive Competitive Strategy
Every organization should take steps to build a comprehensive competitive strategy. Without one, an organization can easily find itself falling behind competitors, bleeding customers, and ultimately, limping towards failure. But with a robust competitive strategy, organizations can make smart investments in building core competencies that create a defensible market position.
While the process of building competitive strategies is different for…Read More -
Competitive Intelligence Analyst: Career Path & FAQs
The field of market and competitive intelligence (M/CI) is growing fast, and there’s more demand than ever for Competitive Intelligence Analysts across all kinds of industries and company sizes: from Fortune 50 corporations to tiny startups.
Competitive intelligence analysts can have a major impact on their organizations, helping to inform strategic decisions by developing and sharing insights about the organization’s…Read More -
Competitor SWOT Analysis
If you’ve been in business for any length of time, you know that assessing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats is a regular exercise. Internal SWOT analyses have a ton of benefits and can shed light on areas of struggle and opportunities for growth. But a deeper look at what’s going on inside your company isn’t the only useful way to…Read More