Looking to hire an interim?
Many organisations are looking for flexible and innovative ways of resourcing major projects or filling temporary gaps in their human resources. There are several options for meeting these needs. The most common are:
- Redeploying existing personnel – this is obviously an excellent solution if the employee has the skills, knowledge and experience and the spare time to do the work (or can get adequate cover for their ‘day job’)
- Consultants – often bring a great deal of knowledge and experience and can often help to analyse the problem and design a solution but are less effective at implementation. This can mean that the project may under-deliver or never be implemented at all. There are no added costs of ‘employment’, they are simply paid a day or project rate
- Interim Managers – again bring a great deal of experience and, because they work through their own limited companies, there are no added costs of employment. They are highly experienced senior people who have actual 'in the field' experience of implementing major projects and need little, if any, supervision or support.
The menu on the left will take you through some of the key points to consider when hiring an interim manager.
- What is an interim manager? Brief description of an interim manager and how they differ from traditional consultants
- What can an interim do for you? Overview of the types of projects undertaken by interim managers and why companies use them
- How to hire an interim? Briefly covering the options for taking on an interim manager