When Should you use Interim Managers?

Interim managers have proved time and again to be a highly effective, cost-efficient, immediate solution for organisations of all sizes who are looking to rapidly improve their performance.

Interim managers are crucial when organisations experience:

Re-engineering

BPR or organisational restructure requires an experienced manager to drive through the Programme

Rapid growth or product launch

A company needs to expand into a new market sector quickly

Crisis or change

The organisation is going through a crisis or period of major change, merger, acquisition or management buy-out and needs immediate experienced help

Recruitment gaps

There will be a long gap in the recruitment of a board member and the organisation needs a safe pair of hands at the helm until the permanent replacement is found

Loss of key management

A key manager is going to be absent through illness or maternity, paternity or compassionate leave

Interim managers help companies who need:

To improve the bottom line

Someone who can quickly identify where profits can be enhanced or savings made – and implement the changes required

Quick results

A project has been delayed and needs to be kick-started by a manager with the authority and experience to ensure project recovery

Flexibility

A business needs hands-on managerial support to maintain a key team or project but doesn't want to incur permanent recruitment costs, particularly if it is going through restructuring or major change

New skills

There is a need for ‘someone who has done this before' and the relevant skills or experience are lacking internally

Hands-on help

A start-up company needs experience and hands-on help to get the business up and running but doesn't have the resources to employ permanent staff members