Interim managers:

• are a resource with extensive experience as a hands-on leader and implementer able to quickly integrate into your management team and committed to the business like any other member of your team.

• are not consultants who operate as outsiders giving sage advice and then stepping aside for the difficult aspects of implementation. We have the benefits and scars of operating at the sharp end. We do not have all the answers, but interim managers are able to draw upon a significant well of experience of what does and does not work.

• are able to provide specialist experience or knowledge to help with projects, new ventures or the day to day challenges of business. No business can afford to keep such expertise in-house in case needed and so an interim can provide a viable way of accessing such expertise on a pay-as-needed basis.

• can be available at short notice to take up an assignment and offer flexibility to your management team, enabling you to use them as needed without the normal costs of a full time employee and at rates significantly below that paid for a consultant with similar level of knowledge and experience.

• often provide significant added-value as they bring their experience from other businesses to help identify new opportunities and new solutions beyond the demands of the specific role or assignment. Interim Managers can be used to:

• Fill planned or unplanned gaps in the management structure arising from short and medium term absences prior to return of the manager or recruitment of a permanent replacement or new executive.

• Manage special or routine projects where there is not the bandwidth or experience within the existing management team (providing the opportunity for mentoring of the permanent managers).

• Develop new products and business ventures taking responsibility through to proof of concept and initial start up prior to establishing a permanent team to take the business forward.

• Bring heavyweight management or technical skills to bear for a limited period in handling crises and turnarounds and other major change initiatives.

• Manage acquisitions or periods of rapid expansion until permanent appointments can be made.

• Manage disposals or business closure where permanent appointments are not practical