Interim Manager or a Consultant?

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 global companies showed that 78% felt that interim managers offered clear advantages over management consultants.

Like consultants, interim managers provide:

• The latest thinking
• Short-term access to top talent
• An independent eye
• Strategic capability
• The ability to fast-track a critical project

Unlike consultants, interim managers are:

• Implementers as well as being strategists, analysts and planners
• Loyal to your business objectives – not their consultancy's objectives
• Focused on your profitability – not their consultancy's profitability. They are not incentivised to sell additional services you don't need
• Flexible to do what you need – not restricted to doing things the way their consultancy prescribes
• They are strategists as well as hands-on – they are on your team to deliver your strategy
• More cost-effective

For a more thorough discussion of interims as an alternative to consultants, request our Now Management Report from our UK Partners. Using the research described above, the report discusses the global market for interim management and other fast-track executive resourcing, including interims’ success in delivering results to corporate deadlines which are more short-term than ever.

Thinking of using a management consultant? Contact us first to see how you could manage your project differently.

If you are a prospective candidate, learn more about being an interim manager.