When do you need an Interim Manager

In rapidly-changing environments, significant advantages will be gained from working with Interim Managers. Today, more and more companies are facing out of the ordinary challenges and require a quick and efficient response to their pressing issues. An Interim Manager will be introduced in a short time frame to stabilize the situation and lead the company through the transition.

A company will choose Interim Management for:

Gap management – to bridge critical or unexpected staffing gaps where a permanent manager cannot be found fast enough

Project management – to cover unexpected “one-off” projects where permanent staff cannot meet the needs and where the role in question is not a permanent position

Skills boost – to bring an infusion of skills that the company is temporarily lacking

Typically, Interim Management is the ideal solution in a number of situations:

You need a quick solution to a pressing situation where you’re facing severe consequences if delayed

The organization is going through a crisis or a period of major change and needs immediate experienced help

You have a short project that cannot be covered by existing management

You want the flexibility to release an executive from a role once the project has been completed and results have been achieved

A key manager is going to be absent for a determined period of time, due to illness, maternity or other unexpected circumstances

You require a specific skill set, not available in-house

A senior role needs to be filled and you don’t have time to wait for the recruitment process to fill the gap

You need a fresh and objective external perspective

Specific, business-critical projects require specialized management, for example:
- Restructuring
- Re-engineering – business process re-engineering or organizational redesign
- Rapid growth or product launch
- Bottom-line improvement
- Crisis or change
- Post-merger integration
- Private equity deals
- Start-ups