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Interim Management – You’re Hired!
When it comes to recruiting the very best staff possible Sir Alan Sugar certainly knows how to put potential candidates through the mill. Interim management can be a tough business. Just as searching for the next Apprentice to live up to Sir Alan Sugar is clearly not an easy task, interim management is even more challenging. Candidates need to show more than potential, they need to demonstrate their ability to succeed with a proven track record.
Interim Management – You’re Fired!
Watching Sir Alan fire 10 out of the 12 apprentices may have made excellent TV but it also reveals how difficult recruitment can be. Not just for those desperate to get on the right career ladder, but for the employers desperate for somebody shrewd enough for the job. The 11th candidate – Katie - wasn’t fired but stepped down after recognising she couldn’t move her family and commit to London, revealing once more the delicate and difficult arena of finding the right candidates. When it comes to interim management, your job is to step in at a time of need. You have to demonstrate flexibility, commitment and dedication, as well as skill, shrewdness and ability.
Interim Management – A Rescue Package
In essence, interim management offers a rescue package – whether it’s stepping into absent shoes as a result of restructuring, retirement, resignation or maternity leave, or if you’re being flown in to deliver a specific project or business target. Successful interim managers don’t measure themselves on the companies they have been employed with in the past. They define themselves by their transferable skill-set and abilities. To succeed in interim management you need to assess your capabilities and experiences in generic, transferable terms.
The Keys to Success in Interim Management
It is necessary to have pace, drive and motivation balanced alongside a sensitivity to the employees you’ll be working with. Interpersonal skills, an ability to work in a team as well as take the lead are hallmarks of successful interim management. The role of a good interim manager is to meet the client’s brief, make a difference and move on to the next challenge. This means being focused, keeping an open mind, using your experience and skill-set accordingly and providing tangible results.
Freestone is a specialist recruitment service providing interim management solutions. At Freestone, we understand securing exceptional business leaders is fundamental to the success of any organisation. Freestone’s unique Microniche Sourcing approach facilitates a faster and more efficient recruitment process than that offered by traditional recruitment firms. To find out more, contact Freestone today on 0207 969 2727 or email: info@freestone-executive.com