Managing interim managers
The process of bringing in outside expertise to a client's team does require consideration and planning. As a potential client you should deal with the following:
- Know what you want in terms of establishing objectives, timescales and resources for the assignment.
- Prepare the other staff on the team about the assignment. How will this affect them? What about the long-term consequences of the assignment?
- Know what type of manager you are looking for in terms of right skills, knowledge and experience.
- Give the interim manager the right tools to do the job effectively- the induction, terms of reference about the assignment, resources that need to be provided and any support that will be required.
- Review the work assignment- project analysis of how it went (or didn't go).
