8 STEPS TO HIRE
AN EIM INTERIM MANAGER

We listen to your needs and concerns, understand the initial business conditions and the culture of the company and your expectations. Only then can we give expert advice on how to reach the desired target. This will also help to define the profile of the ideal interim manager at a later stage.

Each EIM Partner is a former C-level executive with international experience, and is well prepared to understand your individual needs, and the reason why you are looking for an interim management solution. 

DEFINITION OF PROJECT OBJECTIVES

Together we define the results and outcomes we want to achieve, and the necessary time frame we expect, it will take us to achieve them.

SELECTION OF THE IDEAL INTERIM MANAGER

We carry out a systematic search in the strictest confidence for the ideal manager within the EIM interim manager’s network – our EIM Community.

Within a few hours/days we choose 2-3 overqualified managers who match perfectly your needs and the discussed business context, including objectives to be achieved.

Each interim manager is selected, approached and interviewed only by an EIM Partner, to ensure the highest quality and a perfect match with the discussed objectives. References and Achievement checks are also performed only by the respective EIM Partner.

PERSONAL PRESENTATION OF THE IDEAL INTERIM MANAGER

Each manager together with a detailed assessment of his competencies and achieved results is personally presented for the selection process by the EIM Partner.

The interviews are performed on-line/ on-site depending on the situation and geography. An EIM Partner is always present on all interviews and discussions to fine-tune his/ her understanding of the business context and your expectations.

In general, an EIM interim manager is overqualified for the task he is asked to carry out. This enables him to take on his role and rapidly and “hit the ground running”.

FINALIZATION OF CONCEPT AND START OF THE INTERIM MANAGER

As a rule, the interim manager will be able to start work a few days after the decision has been made.

At the beginning of the project, the client, the interim manager and EIM Partner finalize the project plan, milestones and clear objectives.

PROJECT REALIZATION

We implement the agreed plan and realize the transition.

During the project the EIM Partner is directly involved in the interim manager’s work and inputs his experience and specific expertise to ensure the project’s successful outcome, including possible intervention, escalation or troubleshooting.

Alongside the project’s progress, regular review meetings will discuss whether particular obstacles or barriers may also need to be removed to achieve the desired project outcome or whether general conditions in the market or competition have changed which may require an adjustment to the project’s course.

If necessary, active support can be called up in the form of expert opinions from within the EIM network.

EMBEDDING THE CHANGE, LEAVING A LEGACY, END OF PROJECT

We make the new modus operandi, systems and processes permanent in the organization.

If required, the EIM Partner develops, in collaboration with you and the manager, a handover plan for the new permanent management team. The hand over is always smooth, as the interim knew from the beginning that his mission is a temporary one, and there are no feelings hurt, no redundancy payments, no termination periods.

Having a deep understanding of your business and requirements we identify and select the right permanent executives to take over and ensure a lasting continuation of the successful results achieved.