I agree that it can be a great model for both sides! I think another small part of why it can work is that in certain cases, a lot of meaningful impact can be made in a short time by one or a few people, so long as they’re the right people for the problem.
This is the model I’m moving my career towards and I like the distinction between fractional vs contracting
I feel like I now would always want to do a little fractional work, even just to keep me sharp.
Ditto on keeping the skills sharp, it’s one of the reasons I like to keep up my own consulting work even if only with a fraction of my time
I agree that it can be a great model for both sides! I think another small part of why it can work is that in certain cases, a lot of meaningful impact can be made in a short time by one or a few people, so long as they’re the right people for the problem.
This is essentially what I do now and I'm gonna steal the term FCC!