{"id":6952,"date":"2026-04-18T09:29:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T01:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/5-questions-leaders-should-ask-before-turning-to-fractional-work\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T09:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T01:29:15","slug":"5-questions-leaders-should-ask-before-turning-to-fractional-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/en\/5-questions-leaders-should-ask-before-turning-to-fractional-work\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Questions Leaders Should Ask Before Turning to Fractional Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__UwInRW__text\" data-first-paragraph=\"true\">Even the most experienced senior leaders may be concerned about their future job prospects amid the relentless onslaught of AI-related layoff news. Much has been written about AI\u2019s impact on <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2025\/09\/the-perils-of-using-ai-to-replace-entry-level-jobs\" class=\"ContentLink-module-scss-module__qKDjGa__anchor\">early-career jobs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2025\/07\/how-ai-is-redefining-managerial-roles\" class=\"ContentLink-module-scss-module__qKDjGa__anchor\">the disappearing middle manager<\/a>, but leaders are also feeling <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2026\/03\/leaders-feel-their-agency-eroding-and-theyre-starting-to-withdraw\" class=\"ContentLink-module-scss-module__qKDjGa__anchor\">less agency<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2025\/05\/when-your-layoff-anxiety-wont-go-away\" class=\"ContentLink-module-scss-module__qKDjGa__anchor\">more layoff anxiety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" defer=\"\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#version=v19.2&amp;appId=1761258887507575&amp;xfbml=false&amp;status=true\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>#Questions #Leaders #Turning #Fractional #Work<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even the most experienced senior leaders may be concerned about their future job prospects amid the relentless onslaught of AI-related layoff news. 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