Networking
"Being an effective networker is critical to your success"
To become a successful Interim Manager you need to be an effective networker…it is your main route to market.
It’s widely accepted that only approximately 25% of interim assignments go through intermediaries such as interim service providers. The rest are won through the interim managers own network. However, even when working through interim service providers, networking plays a very important role. In most cases you stand a much better chance of being put forward for a role by an intermediary if they know more about you than just having your CV on their database. It’s even better if they can put a face to the name.
Not many interim managers relish the idea of networking, they’d rather be getting on with delivery, but all the successful ones know the importance of networking and whether they like it or not, they invest the time to do it and to do it well.
Because of its importance, we have dedicated a whole section to networking - what it is and how to do it well. There’s also a section about LinkedIn as an example of how to make the most of online networking.