Interested in finding an Interim Executive?

Today's business environment puts greater demands on your senior leadership team. Priorities can suddenly shift. New opportunities and challenges can come out of left field. Strategies often need to be addressed more quickly then ever to sustain your competitive edge and meet business objectives.

Why hire an executive to a permanent position when your requirement is for a limited timeframe?
With the proven talents of an interim executive from Knightsbridge Interim Management, you can achieve the performance and results you demand - in the timeframe that you require - without the overheads associated with permanent employees.

When would an interim manager be required?
Our talent pool is made up of senior managers and executives with specialist, senior general management or senior project management skills who join a client temporarily to do a specific job.

Interim managers are in great demand because they don't tell clients what they should do - they come in and actually get the job done.

They step into a role . . .
Interim managers often help clients through a crisis, such as if an executive is ill or leaves. Sometimes they fill the gap when someone is promoted or on parental leave.

Or provide an extra pair of hands . . .
Some companies use them to take on extra tasks that would overstretch their current team, or as a temporary replacement for employees who have been seconded to special projects.

. . . and bring specialist expertise or experience.
Interim managers can provide expertise that a company doesn't have in house but doesn't want to hire for permanently. Examples include investigation of an M&A opportunity or business turnaround, or management of a large-scale project.

Sometimes, it's a trial run.
In some cases, organizations prefer to hire senior talent on an interim basis before hiring to a full time position. While the majority of those on our roster are professionals who have chosen interim management as a career, some of our candidates are open to a full time position if the right opportunity arises. In these special instances, we work with you to ensure you have a viable candidate who could be right in the long term.

About our interim managers
Only the best meet our challenging standards. Not only do our interim executives represent the best of Canadian executive talent - in general, each has approximately 15-20 years of proven management experience - they are, of course, committed to the concept of interim management. They come from different functional and industry backgrounds, but they have one core element in common: they are executives who have stellar records of achievement in delivering results.

The talent we have sourced is considerable, and our interim executives stand apart from the crowd. They are expert at assessing and resolving difficult situations. They adapt in a heartbeat to new people, new circumstances, and new challenges. They thrive on change. They are distinguished by experience, and professional and academic background.

Our executives hit the ground running. Our interim managers are expert at quickly assessing the situation and adapting to new environments, and they start to contribute from day one. Beyond that, we leverage the knowledge built into the other practice areas of Knightsbridge family of consulting companies - organization development, executive coaching and executive search, to name a few - to help you and the interim manager develop a roadmap for success for the duration of the assignment.

The Knightsbridge Interim Executive process
We start with a thorough assessment of your needs. Knightsbridge Interim Management will first meet with you to discuss and assess your interim requirements and get to know the nature of your organization and its corporate culture. We are expert at going beyond simply understanding the requirements of the role: we also ascertain what characteristics are critical to ensure a successful match between the interim manager and your organization. We achieve this by conducting an intense screening process, which includes in-depth interviews, reference checks, and an assessment to measure style and culture fit.

We believe in delivering quality, not quantity. We're committed to partnering with you through this critical phase so that we can carefully review our pool of interim executives against your needs. Because we are determined to get it right, we focus on quality over quantity or haste. However, we work hard and move fast to get the right candidates in front of you, often within 5 days of our initial contact. If we don't feel we can find a candidate to meet the quality standards you demand, we will tell you up front. You see, we're not in this simply to fill a quota; we're here to fulfill a promise to help you succeed.

We do more to ensure the success of the assignment. Once the candidate is selected, we provide you with the tools and support to ensure the interim manager is smoothly integrated into the role. No other interim management firm does more in this regard - it is a distinguishing feature, and a sign of our commitment to making sure you get the results you need.

Want to learn more?
Whether you need a proven leader for a one-off project, a temporary vacancy replacement, a business turnaround situation or other interim need, make a strategic move. Contact Knightsbridge Interim Executives. We have the interim executive you're going to want to meet.

Knightsbridge Interim Management
2 Bloor Street East
30th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 1A8
Tel : (647) 777-3172
Fax : (647) 777-3101

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