The Lenard Group, LLC

Interim CIO/CTO: Organizations oftentimes find themselves in a position where leadership roles are vacated posing potential disruption to strategic initiatives, operational stability and team morale. Promoting from within is always a desired option, but can be disastrous if succession planning has not been defined or executed well. Interim CIO/CTO services can bridge that gap by introducing experienced leadership into the organization and coaching high potentials to ensure they are ready for succession at the same time. Fractional CIO/CTO: Part-time technology leadership services are a cost-effective solution for many organizations that provide significant value around strategic direction and leadership for business technology initiatives. Startups, and small and medium-size organizations that need high-level IT leadership but don't have the budget or workload to justify a full-time executive can still benefit from senior leadership services either on a project basis or through a retainer agreement. Interim and Fractional CIO/CTO Deliverables: - IT strategic planning - business and operational goal alignment - Business technology initiative management and project execution - Management of IT operations and infrastructure - New and emerging technologies evaluation and assessment - Vendor contract negotiation and performance management - IT budget management - IT organization management, coaching, mentoring and development Leadership Coaching and Mentoring: In today’s competitive business landscape, companies across the world are looking for creative ways to attract and retain top-level talent. Effective executive coaching can enhance leadership and overall employee performance within the organization, leading to increased job satisfaction and engagement as well as better positioning the business for success and growth. Leadership Coaching and Mentoring Deliverables: - Structured path - Objective feedback - Change enablement - Encouragement - Resources - Tools