The Asynchronous SLA: How to Manage High-Responsibility B2B Retainers Without Calendar Hostage
Field Summary: The most dangerous vulnerability for high-earning independent consultants and fractional executives is calendar fragmentation. When an enterprise pays a $5,000 to $8,000 monthly retainer, middle management defaults to treating the specialist like an on-demand employee: dragging them into daily standups, demanding instant Slack replies, and clogging their week with exploratory Zoom syncs. The…