#KatieTalks: The Rise of Fractional Leadership, AI and the New Rules of High-Impact Organisations | With Deena Hooper

About this episode

Katie Bennett-Stenton discusses the evolution of leadership models with Deena Hooper, focusing on fractional leadership and the role of AI in high-impact organisations.

Organisations are evolving.Leadership models are shifting.And the firms gaining momentum are rethinking how they access expertise, build capability and scale. In this episode of #KatieTalks, Katie Bennett-Stenton speaks with Deena Hooper, Director of Client Experience and Marketing at Korda Mentha, about the growing shift toward fractional leadership, agile expertise and smarter organisational structures. In a market where many large consulting firms are consolidating and recalibrating, Korda Mentha is pursuing an ambitious growth trajectory. This conversation explores what sits behind that confidence, and how leadership, talent and operating models are evolving to support sustainable expansion. Drawing on deep experience across professional services and transformation environments, Katie and Deena explore: Why fractional and flexible leadership models are gaining traction How external leaders bring fresh perspective and accelerate change The risk of capable teams losing strategic altitude and how leaders reset it The evolving role of AI and where human judgement becomes more valuable How high-growth organisations are blending internal capability with external expertise Why…

People in this episode

Host: Katie Bennett-Stenton

Guest: Deena Hooper

Topics covered

• fractional leadership
• agile expertise
• organisational structures
• AI in leadership
• sustainable growth
• leadership models

Keywords

• fractional leadership
• AI
• organisational growth
• leadership models
• external expertise
• sustainable expansion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Korda Mentha

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