Executive Education & Leadership
Tap into SHRM-SCP expertise without the overhead. Whether you need a fractional CHRO to steer strategy or an educator to develop your executive team, EJ Intelligence brings senior-level insight on demand. From interim leadership to custom workshops and board education, we help organizations navigate change, strengthen culture, and build leadership capacity that lasts.
Executive Education
Learn, lead, and evolve — together.
Alongside advisory work, Emma designs and delivers custom education experiences that help executives, boards, and leadership teams strengthen decision-making, communication, and strategic alignment.
Drawing on my experience as an Executive Facilitator in Deloitte’s Greenhouse, and as an Adjunct Professor at both American University and Villanova University, I bring evidence-based learning design, behavioral science, and real-world strategy expertise to every session.
All workshops are fully customizable and can be delivered in-person or virtually.
They’re designed to spark clarity, collaboration, and confidence — not just better slides.
Signature offerings include:
Board & Executive Education – Interactive sessions on the AI Landscape, organizational strategy, workforce transformation, and team dynamics
New Leader Training – A 90-day leadership accelerator for first-time managers and startup founders
AI in the Workplace – How to integrate “AI as an employee” into team design and decision-making
Team Dynamics & Collaboration Workshops – Rooted in Business Chemistry and network-based team science
Strategic Offsites & Retreats – Facilitation for executive teams navigating change or re-defining their operating model
Fractional Leadership
Executive expertise, on demand.
When your organization faces transformation, growth, or uncertainty, you don’t always need a full-time C-suite hire — you need the right expertise, right now.
As a SHRM-SCP certified and Wharton Business Analytics–certified executive, Emma partners with leadership teams as a Fractional CHRO or Chief Workforce Strategist, providing immediate access to strategic HR leadership that bridges people, data, and organizational design.
Fractional engagements are typically structured as part-time or project-based partnerships — giving you the experience of a C-suite leader without the full-time cost.
Fractional leadership engagements can include:
Interim CHRO during leadership transitions
Workforce strategy development for scaling or restructuring
AI readiness and workforce analytics integration
Org design and capability mapping for growing or merging teams
Culture and engagement assessments to drive retention and performance
So you’ve heard the term “fractional executive”, but what does that actually mean for you?
The idea isn’t new, but it’s showing up everywhere these days. Before you decide if it’s right for your organization, it helps to know where the model came from, what it can (and can’t) do, and how to recognize when it’s time to bring one on.
A Brief History of Fractional Leadership
Fractional leadership — where seasoned executives join organizations on a part-time basis — grew out of the consulting and interim-management models of the late 20th century. Unlike crisis-driven interim roles, fractional leaders emerged in the 2000s to provide ongoing executive support for companies that didn’t need, or couldn’t yet afford, a full-time hire.
Like many other workforce changes, the pandemic accelerated this trend. Unlike consultants, fractional leaders take an active role in shaping and implementing strategy. Today, flexible work habits, the gig economy, and the pressure of disruption (including AI) have made fractional leadership not only mainstream, but often the preferred way to access proven expertise.
Benefits of Fractional Work
Bring immediate C-suite-level experience (e.g., CHRO, Transformation Leader, Strategy Executive) when you need it, and only as much as you need
Offer objective decision-making… because fractional leaders aren’t vying for promotions, they can tell you what works (and what doesn’t) with clarity
Help you transform culture, structure, strategy, or workforce dynamics with precision and speed, tailored to where you are today.
Considerations to Fractional Work
Become deeply embedded in your full-time culture or be the person who’s always in the building—fractional leaders excel in strategic clarity, but may not live in the organization every day.
Replace full-time commitment when long-term continuity, company handoffs, or deep institutional memory is essential. They’re flexible, not permanent.
Be a step into reduced accountability—fractional execs deliver results, but they need clarity, partnership, and trust to do their best work.
How You Know You Might Need Fractional Leadership from EJ Intelligence
Often, leaders sense they need help before they know exactly what that should look like. Here are a few scenarios where fractional leadership could be just the right fit:
You’re in flux, and you need steady leadership. Whether it’s a leadership transition, merger, or rapid growth, you want experience without a long hiring cycle.
You’re integrating AI or new capabilities. You need help embedding change, like making AI work as a team member, not just people logistics.
You’re preparing for the next leader. We can build a complete onboarding guide for your incoming HR Director, ensuring a smooth handoff and sustained momentum once a permanent hire is in place.
Every fractional engagement is custom. Some clients need steering through a transformation, others need strategic coaching, and yet others need help stabilizing and aligning. The only thing that’s standard is that it begins with a conversation.