From Wikipedia comes a great definition that concisely explains what interim management is about:
“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, crisis or change within an organization. In this situation, [...]

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How does interim management work?

Well you know your question is so simple yet it’s indicative of much larger things that are going on. There is so much change in today’s business world. It’s very different from how things used to be thirty [...]

What is the purpose and meaning of the phrase, “Pragmatism of Vision to Transform Culture”?
The purpose of this phrase is to encourage the transference of ideals and the underlying reason(s) for the operation of an organization.
The truth is that a lot of people in business try to fly high with a vision without executing the [...]

My background has been many years working for blue ribbon technology companies- hardware, software, internet technologies. The value I bring to organizations is helping the company see new markets that they haven’t seen before and reach new customers that they haven’t been able to reach before, using research methods, data analysis and market analysis. Also, [...]

How can companies measure the effectiveness of an interim manager?
The metrics that I find to be most important are those that show ‘incremental’ gains (specifically net revenue and net profit) with an interim manager in place as compared with what would have resulted without him or her in the role. This requires having a clear [...]

by Paul Travis, Interim Management Executive
The challenge kept coming up in internal discussion: Our interim management value proposition is powerful but not self-evident, so how do we communicate the bigger story? Reflecting on my branding study with an anthropology professor at the Harvard Business School, I saw the opportunity to use a book rather than [...]

Interim Management Question: What are common objections from clients to Interim Management and how do you overcome these objections?
Objection: I have to hire someone after you leave which means we’ll be starting over from scratch.
Response: OneAccord provides a ‘front-end’ Revenue Review that is completed by 2 or 3 CEO-pedigreed Principals with proven revenue growth history. [...]

There are specific situations that arise in organizations in which hiring interim management is most valuable to the organization. The book Leadership on Demand by Chuck Besondy and Paul Travis describes 7 scenarios when an interim manager can make a significant impact on the bottom line.
1. Significant revenue or marketing event is in jeopardy
A significant [...]

What are is your areas of expertise in sales and marketing as an interim manager?
My expertise is in sales and the business development side of the house. My gifts center around recognizing, pursuing, and closing revenue opportunities, and determining where revenue is sticking and unsticking that and assessing and building world class sales and business [...]

How does interim management work?
Interim management is the temporary hiring of an executive to provide management resources for an organization, often during times of transition or change. One scenario where interim management would be very valuable to an organization is when a marketing or sales executive leaves a company. Instead of leaving the position vacant [...]