Many executives who initially think they need a management consultant ultimately decide to deploy an interim manager. In fact, a recent survey of 100 senior directors in UK companies showed that 78% felt that interim managers offered clear advantages over management consultants.
Like consultants, interim managers provide:
Unlike consultants, interim managers are:
To see whether your requirement is best matched to an interim manager or a consultant, take our free online test. This will guide you through a series of 19 questions designed to help establish where your project or role sits on the spectrum of distinct skills and attributes that distinguish interims and consultants.
For a more thorough discussion of interims as an alternative to consultants, request our In the Interim report on the UK market for interim management and other fast-track executive resourcing.
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If you are a prospective candidate, learn more about being an interim manager.
This report aims to identify the level of exposure created in companies by unexpected gaps because a senior director has unexpectedly left the company, or slow permanent recruitment.
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