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Interim management

November 12, 2023

"Interim manager" redirects here. For the association football term, see Caretaker manager.

Interim management is the temporary provision of management resources and skills. Interim management can be seen as the short-term assignment of a proven heavyweight interim executive manager to manage a period of transition,[clarification needed] crisis or change within an organization. In this situation, a permanent role may be unnecessary or impossible to find on short notice. Additionally, there may be nobody internally who is suitable for, or available to take up, the position in question.[1]

History edit

Historical antecedents come from ancient Roman times, with ancient Roman publicans (Latin: publicanus, plural: publicani) or "Roman contractors" being engaged to erect or maintain public buildings, supply armies overseas, or collect certain taxes (such as tithes and customs). This system for letting contracts was well established by the 3rd century BC.[2]

The modern practice of interim management started in the mid to late-1970s, when permanent employees in The Netherlands were protected by long notice periods and companies faced large costs for terminating employees. Hiring temporary managers seemed like an ideal solution.

Interim Management was introduced for the first time in Europe by the Dutch consulting firm Boer and Croon, as an operational completion and implementation of the recommendations contained in the strategy projects managed by the firm. Facing extreme rigidity in hiring and firing managers and the need for extreme flexibility and speed, the solution of being able to dispose top management skills on short notice and for limited periods of time seemed to be the ideal one.

As a consequence of the success of this service in the Netherlands, Boer and Croon signed, in February 1987, a Joint Venture with the Executive Search firm Egon Zehnder International and with the Private Equity fund Euroventures, to start a new business initiative "EIM - Executive Interim Management" which its scope was to spread the Interim Management service around the world thanks to the network international of Egon Zehnder offices.

Since the 1980s, the concept and use of interim managers as a resourcing tool for organisations has received attention from academic researchers and policy makers as well as practitioners. In 1984, Atkinson postulated the emergence of an organisation design comprising both a core and a peripheral workforce, using differing forms of contractual relationship (flexibility) on an international basis.[3] Examples of further study include Kalleberg (2000),[4] looking at temporary, contract and part-time work; and Bosch (2004)[5] looking at Western European "employment" relationships.

A good example of interim management benefitting from a geo-political change was its use by the German privatization agency after reunification of East and West, post 1989. The demand was created for interim managers in Eastern Germany to apply the required management and leadership competencies necessary to re-structure the formerly state owned companies. Demand continued to grow in the 1990s in Germany as the economy struggled to deal with unification, recession and resultant ambitious economic forecasts for the 'new' economy. One prominent example, mentioned by Bruns (2006)[6] was the appointment of Helmut Sihler as interim CEO of German Telekom AG in 2001.

Value proposition edit

There are several factors that make the interim management offering increasingly popular and cost-effective to client organisations. These factors are characterised as a 'value proposition' that interim managers offer to their clients.

Although there is some variation at the margins of interim management (with temporary workers, freelancers, contractors and consultants) the following factors are typical of the interim management value proposition:.[7]

  1. Interim managers can be in place within days as opposed to weeks or months, which is essential when time constraints are paramount. Being practiced in engaging promptly with the situation, they become effective quickly upon joining a client organisation. Because of their experience and expertise, interim managers also conduct and complete assignments effectively and with due speed.
  2. Interim managers typically operate at a senior level in the client organisation, often being sensibly over-qualified for the roles they take on. They often bring skills and knowledge not otherwise in place, to address a specific skills gap or problem. Their experience and expertise enables them to be productive and make a noticeable impact from the outset, maximising the likelihood of success.
  3. Unencumbered by company politics or culture, interim managers provide a fresh perspective and are able to concentrate on what is best for the business. Being independent operators, they are able to contribute honestly without constituting a threat to the incumbent management team. Not being part of a larger business they are not pressured to unnecessarily extend their assignment.
  4. Rather than taking on a purely advisory role, interim managers are managers responsible managing a particular business or project. They are accountable for results.
  5. Operating at or near board-level gives interim managers the authority and credibility to effect significant change or transition within a company. Unlike a 'temp', they are not just there to 'hold the fort'. They actively add value to the client organisation as a result of their expertise and approach, even when the work and the decisions to be made are difficult.
  6. Interim managers add value by using their skills and expertise to help deliver an outcome, solution, service or mitigate risk that provides a meaningful 'return on investment' to a client. Interim managers are paid on the understanding of goals and objectives being performed and delivered, and not simply on the basis of attendance.
  7. Interim managers maintain high professional standards because their future work relies upon referrals and a successful track record. They therefore have a stake in the success of the assignments that they undertake. This contrasts favourably with other 'temporary workers' who may also be seeking 'permanent employment' or simply motivated by a day rate or extending their tenure.
  8. Interim managers are available to work on a fractional or part-time basis. Especially in smaller organizations their skills may only be required for one or two days per week. The fractional executive saves companies money as they only pay for what they need.

Assignment lifecycle edit

Interim assignments vary in scope and requirements, encompassing change management, 'gap' assignments, project management and turnaround management. The following stages of the 'assignment lifecycle' are typical of how interim managers enter into an assignment, reach and carry out the actual implementation, and finally exit the assignment. The assignment should include a plan for making resources available to meet the longer-term goals.[1]

The early stages have much in common with consultancy, as do later stages with project management, but the accountability and responsibility that interim managers have for successful analysis and delivery of a fitting solution, is what makes these stages uniquely typical of the interim management approach.[8][9]

  1. Entry. The prospective client and Interim make initial contact and explore the requirement sufficiently for the client to be able to decide to engage the interim manager (or not) to address the situation. This is likely to involve a 'preliminary' assessment of what the client thinks they want and the scope of the interim manager's contribution. It is also likely to involve a due diligence and interview process to make sure the interim manager is the right fit for the business.[10] Typically the entry stage takes place over one or more initial meetings and results in the interim manager's provisional engagement.
  2. Diagnosis. The interim manager researches the current situation in order to understand it, how it came about, what are the requirements of the varying stakeholders. At this stage a more detailed understanding of 'what the situation is' is formed as well as approaches to address it. Differing issues or problems may come to light at this stage than initially highlighted by the client. On a 'gap' assignment this diagnosis may run concurrently with the handling of immediate issues. Typically the diagnosis stage takes a few days.
  3. Proposal. The interim manager presents a more detailed proposal that serves as an interim assignment objectives and plan. If this differs significantly from the preliminary plans determined at 'entry', the solution may involve different requirements from the interim manager or possibly the ending of the assignment. It is common that this 'proposal' may challenge the client's understanding of the situation, on the basis of the interim manager's expertise. The interim manager takes the responsibility to propose a solution most likely to be effective, not automatically the one originally requested. In the case of a 'gap assignment' such a proposal may simply outline how the interim manager is a 'safe pair of hands'.
  4. Implementation. The interim manager manages the intervention, project, or solution, tracking progress and conducts periodic feedback reviews with the client. During this stage, interim managers particularly exemplify their expertise, accountability and effectiveness. Depending on the assignment, they get as close to the situation as is necessary, whilst remaining an independent practitioner. They may manage teams and projects, deal with crises and changes, or simply 'holding the fort'.
  5. Exit. The interim manager, approaching project end, ensures that objectives have been met, that the client is satisfied. This stage may involve 'knowledge handover and training', determining and sourcing 'business as usual' successors, and 'sharing lessons learnt' in the process. The interim manager is focused on the success of the assignment and not simply the length of his/her own tenure, which means that this stage can be carried our professionally and objectively. Often this is the end of the interim manager/client relationship. Sometimes interim managers may continue to give occasional 'ad hoc' consultancy. Sometimes the interim manager is re-engaged on a follow-on or further assignment, starting the 'lifecycle' again.[11]

Uses edit

There are a number of different business situations that could result in the need for an interim manager. Typically these could be situations such as crisis management, sudden departure, illness, death, change management, managing change or transition, start-up and scale-up businesses, sabbaticals, MBOs and IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, and project management. The functions of an interim manager are almost endless, thus the scope of an interim manager's skill set is quite unique.

The interim management concept has taken root in the UK, Germany, and Belgium, and is spreading elsewhere, most notably in Australia, the US, France, and Ireland. In Spain recruitment increased by 68% in 2011, according to Michael Page Interim management, and since 2013 there is a first association called "Association Interim Management Spain". In Nigeria, the Institute Of Corporate and Interim Management has been approved by The Federal Ministry Of Education and established under Federal Government Decree No. 1 of 1990, to promote Corporate and Interim Management practice in Africa.[12]

Network edit

INIMA - The International Network of Interim Manager Associations started in December 2020.

All the leading European Interim Manager associations are partners of INIMA. and they represent nine countries and over 2500 practising Interim Managers, many of whom are operating Internationally. INIMA is different from the existing international networks which have been created by providers because it is run by Interim Managers for Interim Managers.

INIMA aims to be an International Network of Interim Manager Associations as a nonprofit organization whose partners share common principles, values and a code of conduct. INIMA supports cross border collaboration to advance the Interim Management profession and facilitate the exchange of knowledge between the members of the INIMA partner associations. INIMA shall encourage communication, and share experiences, best practices and competencies.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ Britannica Online Encyclopedia, 'Publican' 19/11/2009
  3. ^ Atkinson J. (1984): Manpower Strategies for Flexible Organisations: Personnel Management, 16(8): 28-31.
  4. ^ Kalleberg A. (2000): Nonstandard Employment Relations: Part-time, Temporary & Contract Work: Annu. Rev. Sociol., 26: 341-365
  5. ^ Bosch G. (2004): Towards a new Standard Employment Relationship in Western Europe: British J. of Ind. Relations, 42(4): 617-636
  6. ^ Bruns, J: Interim Management in an Innovation Context, ISBN 978-3-86618-099-4 pub. by Rainer Hampp Verlag, 2006
  7. ^ Institute of Interim Management, Introduction to Interim Management (2009). . Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2011-07-24. 19/11/2009
  8. ^ Lovegrove, Harley; (2007), The Pragmatic Approach Of An Interim Manager: Making A Difference pp. 23-24, ISBN 978-90-209-7370-9
  9. ^ Institute of Interim Management, Introduction to Interim Management (2010). . Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2011-07-24. 1/3/2010
  10. ^ Interim Management http://www.practicus.com/en-gb/client-services/interim-management.aspx
  11. ^ Clutterbuck, David; Dearlove, Des; (1999), The Interim Manager, pp. 144,158-160 ISBN 0-273-63293-0
  12. ^ José Luis Portela López (04/02/2014) Interim Management o el enfoque empresarial de la dirección de proyectos, EL PAIS.

November 12, 2023
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Interim manager redirects here For the association football term see Caretaker manager Interim management is the temporary provision of management resources and skills Interim management can be seen as the short term assignment of a proven heavyweight interim executive manager to manage a period of transition clarification needed crisis or change within an organization In this situation a permanent role may be unnecessary or impossible to find on short notice Additionally there may be nobody internally who is suitable for or available to take up the position in question 1 Contents 1 History 2 Value proposition 3 Assignment lifecycle 4 Uses 5 Network 6 See also 7 ReferencesHistory editHistorical antecedents come from ancient Roman times with ancient Roman publicans Latin publicanus plural publicani or Roman contractors being engaged to erect or maintain public buildings supply armies overseas or collect certain taxes such as tithes and customs This system for letting contracts was well established by the 3rd century BC 2 The modern practice of interim management started in the mid to late 1970s when permanent employees in The Netherlands were protected by long notice periods and companies faced large costs for terminating employees Hiring temporary managers seemed like an ideal solution Interim Management was introduced for the first time in Europe by the Dutch consulting firm Boer and Croon as an operational completion and implementation of the recommendations contained in the strategy projects managed by the firm Facing extreme rigidity in hiring and firing managers and the need for extreme flexibility and speed the solution of being able to dispose top management skills on short notice and for limited periods of time seemed to be the ideal one As a consequence of the success of this service in the Netherlands Boer and Croon signed in February 1987 a Joint Venture with the Executive Search firm Egon Zehnder International and with the Private Equity fund Euroventures to start a new business initiative EIM Executive Interim Management which its scope was to spread the Interim Management service around the world thanks to the network international of Egon Zehnder offices Since the 1980s the concept and use of interim managers as a resourcing tool for organisations has received attention from academic researchers and policy makers as well as practitioners In 1984 Atkinson postulated the emergence of an organisation design comprising both a core and a peripheral workforce using differing forms of contractual relationship flexibility on an international basis 3 Examples of further study include Kalleberg 2000 4 looking at temporary contract and part time work and Bosch 2004 5 looking at Western European employment relationships A good example of interim management benefitting from a geo political change was its use by the German privatization agency after reunification of East and West post 1989 The demand was created for interim managers in Eastern Germany to apply the required management and leadership competencies necessary to re structure the formerly state owned companies Demand continued to grow in the 1990s in Germany as the economy struggled to deal with unification recession and resultant ambitious economic forecasts for the new economy One prominent example mentioned by Bruns 2006 6 was the appointment of Helmut Sihler as interim CEO of German Telekom AG in 2001 Value proposition editThere are several factors that make the interim management offering increasingly popular and cost effective to client organisations These factors are characterised as a value proposition that interim managers offer to their clients Although there is some variation at the margins of interim management with temporary workers freelancers contractors and consultants the following factors are typical of the interim management value proposition 7 Interim managers can be in place within days as opposed to weeks or months which is essential when time constraints are paramount Being practiced in engaging promptly with the situation they become effective quickly upon joining a client organisation Because of their experience and expertise interim managers also conduct and complete assignments effectively and with due speed Interim managers typically operate at a senior level in the client organisation often being sensibly over qualified for the roles they take on They often bring skills and knowledge not otherwise in place to address a specific skills gap or problem Their experience and expertise enables them to be productive and make a noticeable impact from the outset maximising the likelihood of success Unencumbered by company politics or culture interim managers provide a fresh perspective and are able to concentrate on what is best for the business Being independent operators they are able to contribute honestly without constituting a threat to the incumbent management team Not being part of a larger business they are not pressured to unnecessarily extend their assignment Rather than taking on a purely advisory role interim managers are managers responsible managing a particular business or project They are accountable for results Operating at or near board level gives interim managers the authority and credibility to effect significant change or transition within a company Unlike a temp they are not just there to hold the fort They actively add value to the client organisation as a result of their expertise and approach even when the work and the decisions to be made are difficult Interim managers add value by using their skills and expertise to help deliver an outcome solution service or mitigate risk that provides a meaningful return on investment to a client Interim managers are paid on the understanding of goals and objectives being performed and delivered and not simply on the basis of attendance Interim managers maintain high professional standards because their future work relies upon referrals and a successful track record They therefore have a stake in the success of the assignments that they undertake This contrasts favourably with other temporary workers who may also be seeking permanent employment or simply motivated by a day rate or extending their tenure Interim managers are available to work on a fractional or part time basis Especially in smaller organizations their skills may only be required for one or two days per week The fractional executive saves companies money as they only pay for what they need Assignment lifecycle editInterim assignments vary in scope and requirements encompassing change management gap assignments project management and turnaround management The following stages of the assignment lifecycle are typical of how interim managers enter into an assignment reach and carry out the actual implementation and finally exit the assignment The assignment should include a plan for making resources available to meet the longer term goals 1 The early stages have much in common with consultancy as do later stages with project management but the accountability and responsibility that interim managers have for successful analysis and delivery of a fitting solution is what makes these stages uniquely typical of the interim management approach 8 9 Entry The prospective client and Interim make initial contact and explore the requirement sufficiently for the client to be able to decide to engage the interim manager or not to address the situation This is likely to involve a preliminary assessment of what the client thinks they want and the scope of the interim manager s contribution It is also likely to involve a due diligence and interview process to make sure the interim manager is the right fit for the business 10 Typically the entry stage takes place over one or more initial meetings and results in the interim manager s provisional engagement Diagnosis The interim manager researches the current situation in order to understand it how it came about what are the requirements of the varying stakeholders At this stage a more detailed understanding of what the situation is is formed as well as approaches to address it Differing issues or problems may come to light at this stage than initially highlighted by the client On a gap assignment this diagnosis may run concurrently with the handling of immediate issues Typically the diagnosis stage takes a few days Proposal The interim manager presents a more detailed proposal that serves as an interim assignment objectives and plan If this differs significantly from the preliminary plans determined at entry the solution may involve different requirements from the interim manager or possibly the ending of the assignment It is common that this proposal may challenge the client s understanding of the situation on the basis of the interim manager s expertise The interim manager takes the responsibility to propose a solution most likely to be effective not automatically the one originally requested In the case of a gap assignment such a proposal may simply outline how the interim manager is a safe pair of hands Implementation The interim manager manages the intervention project or solution tracking progress and conducts periodic feedback reviews with the client During this stage interim managers particularly exemplify their expertise accountability and effectiveness Depending on the assignment they get as close to the situation as is necessary whilst remaining an independent practitioner They may manage teams and projects deal with crises and changes or simply holding the fort Exit The interim manager approaching project end ensures that objectives have been met that the client is satisfied This stage may involve knowledge handover and training determining and sourcing business as usual successors and sharing lessons learnt in the process The interim manager is focused on the success of the assignment and not simply the length of his her own tenure which means that this stage can be carried our professionally and objectively Often this is the end of the interim manager client relationship Sometimes interim managers may continue to give occasional ad hoc consultancy Sometimes the interim manager is re engaged on a follow on or further assignment starting the lifecycle again 11 Uses editThere are a number of different business situations that could result in the need for an interim manager Typically these could be situations such as crisis management sudden departure illness death change management managing change or transition start up and scale up businesses sabbaticals MBOs and IPOs mergers and acquisitions and project management The functions of an interim manager are almost endless thus the scope of an interim manager s skill set is quite unique The interim management concept has taken root in the UK Germany and Belgium and is spreading elsewhere most notably in Australia the US France and Ireland In Spain recruitment increased by 68 in 2011 according to Michael Page Interim management and since 2013 there is a first association called Association Interim Management Spain In Nigeria the Institute Of Corporate and Interim Management has been approved by The Federal Ministry Of Education and established under Federal Government Decree No 1 of 1990 to promote Corporate and Interim Management practice in Africa 12 Network editINIMA The International Network of Interim Manager Associations started in December 2020 All the leading European Interim Manager associations are partners of INIMA and they represent nine countries and over 2500 practising Interim Managers many of whom are operating Internationally INIMA is different from the existing international networks which have been created by providers because it is run by Interim Managers for Interim Managers INIMA aims to be an International Network of Interim Manager Associations as a nonprofit organization whose partners share common principles values and a code of conduct INIMA supports cross border collaboration to advance the Interim Management profession and facilitate the exchange of knowledge between the members of the INIMA partner associations INIMA shall encourage communication and share experiences best practices and competencies See also editActing law in law a person acting in a position but not serving in the position on a permanent basis Caretaker government also called interim governmentReferences edit a b InterimExecs LLC Archived from the original on 21 October 2020 Retrieved 4 February 2017 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Britannica Online Encyclopedia Publican 19 11 2009 Atkinson J 1984 Manpower Strategies for Flexible Organisations Personnel Management 16 8 28 31 Kalleberg A 2000 Nonstandard Employment Relations Part time Temporary amp Contract Work Annu Rev Sociol 26 341 365 Bosch G 2004 Towards a new Standard Employment Relationship in Western Europe British J of Ind Relations 42 4 617 636 Bruns J Interim Management in an Innovation Context ISBN 978 3 86618 099 4 pub by Rainer Hampp Verlag 2006 Institute of Interim Management Introduction to Interim Management 2009 The interim management value proposition Institute of Interim Management Archived from the original on 2012 03 13 Retrieved 2011 07 24 19 11 2009 Lovegrove Harley 2007 The Pragmatic Approach Of An Interim Manager Making A Difference pp 23 24 ISBN 978 90 209 7370 9 Institute of Interim Management Introduction to Interim Management 2010 The stages of an interim management assignment Institute of Interim Management Archived from the original on 2012 03 13 Retrieved 2011 07 24 1 3 2010 Interim Management http www practicus com en gb client services interim management aspx Clutterbuck David Dearlove Des 1999 The Interim Manager pp 144 158 160 ISBN 0 273 63293 0 Jose Luis Portela Lopez 04 02 2014 Interim Management o el enfoque empresarial de la direccion de proyectos EL PAIS Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Interim management amp oldid 1155769812, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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