Interim Management: The wide array of information ...

Last month, I was asking if Interim Management has surpassed the crisis, since many articles in the German press were suggesting this development. Moreover, some stipulated that the crisis was even pushing Interim Management to new heights, as an unrivalled number of companies was fighting the crisis and needed a strong turn around/ interim professional to survive or at least master the difficult situation.
The reactions I got were very wide spread – from “yes, the crisis is helping interim management to grow” to “no, the opposite is the case, companies show interest but don’t sign the final contract because of the associated cost.”

Since I was surprised to get such different responses, I had another look at the German Interim Management Market and found something interesting: By searching information on the development of Interim Management in 2009/2010, figures varied from the prognosis of a 19% rise to a 25% fall – both very logically explained by the consequences of the global economic crisis. Interesting, isn’t it?
When I looked further, I found many other topics regarding this branch that were not at all concise. For example, there is no clear definition of Interim Management or of an Interim Manager, nor the basic qualification or experience an Interim Manager has to bring, allowing any manager to present himself as Interim Manager. Furthermore, figures regarding the number of Interim Managers spread from 3500 to over 20.000! But there were also significant discrepancies regarding the average daily fee and the average time spent in a client company.
Curious to see if I get more concise information on other markets I started to browse through a number of articles from other countries and I found that this phenomena can be found elsewhere too.
I thought it particular strange, as we are looking at a market of highly professional people, problem solvers, turnaround specialists, in short, some of the best managers money can buy. Wouldn’t you think that this would be more regulated to ensure the best quality of service which is most important for the overall reputation of this branch?
Over the last 10 years, CEO Europe has developed a certification process for international top executives and Interim Managers as well as a structured and transparent international IM methodology to ensure highest quality levels and the best international professional accreditation in the IM market.

My question to you: how do you feel about the public representation of the interim management branch in your market?
I also invite Interim Managers to register with our Interim Manager pool at www.ceo-europe.com and any company looking for an interim manager to browse through the Interim Manager Pool within our TopExecutiveSearchEngine http://www.ceo-europe.com/executive-search-engine.php

Best regards
Janet
CEO Europe
www.ceo-europe.com

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