When to call

The interim manager was first known for intervening in a crisis situation. These are not, however, the only times when a company may benefit from their intervention. Other common situations see the interim manager as a tool to accelerate change when a company is experiencing, or planning, growth and business development. A company may decide they require an interim manager for many different reasons. Some examples include:

• Turnaround management
• Efficiency improvement projects
• Digital transformation
  
• Mergers & Acquisitions solutions
• Executive succession planning
• Crisis management
• Private equity solutions (due diligence, takeover, preparation for IPO or trade sale)
  
• Corporate restructuring
• Development and launch of new products, services or business lines

If any of these situations happen in a moment of managerial void, or when the present resources lack specific technical skills or have an insufficient level of seniority, the slowdown due to lack of know-how leads to an inevitable loss of profit. In these cases, the intervention of an external executive with proven experience and a fresh mindset proves to be the right solution to enable effective change and a fast return to a profitable growth.

Executives from the EIM Community, supported by an EIM local Director, apply the EIM Methodology, analysing the circumstances and proposing a systematic approach which aims to rebalance the situation, leading the company to a sustainable and profitable future.

Depending on the client’s needs, the intervention of our interim managers can take the form of a few months’ remedial action or a medium-term project over a longer period of time. The purpose of every mission is to make the company autonomous in the management of its own processes, in order to maintain the achieved results over time.