Intelligence

Austerity has put balancing the books at the top of the agenda for some time...

For this case study, we talk to Sian Carter, a senior PR and Communications expert, about her interim career across the healthcare sector.

‘Follow the money’ is an old maxim. I’d suggest that ‘follow the people’ is an equally strong rule in understanding the plans of any business.

To get an insight into the thinking and motivations of management teams in the gaming...

“Ultimately, an interim can come in, do a project and then leave, with no continuation necessarily in the business. It is like having an internal consultant, you can be the bad cop. By that, I don’t mean behave or act in a bad way. It is just that sometimes people who are emotionally attached to an organisation struggle to demonstrate the independence to the process that you may need.”

One of the biggest hurdles preventing women from entering the industry is undoubtedly the lack of female role models

The collapse of Carillion has given the infrastructure sector a much-needed shake-up, fuelling new opportunities in the sector.

Open banking may prove a regulatory headache for firms, but it is also part of a pipeline of developments grabbing the headlines, including blockchain and bitcoin, set to revolutionise the future talent agenda in finance.

For this interim case study, we talked to Deborah Stevenson, an expert in Finance, about her interim management career and finance sector experience.

“We would regard Richard’s time with us as successful on two fronts: both the main job he was employed to do, which was ensure that we didn’t lose pace and momentum, but also having the benefit of that fresh pair of eyes”

For this case study, we talk to Robert Wilkinson, an experienced interim manager, about his career across Transformation & Programme Management.

“John performed impeccably,” says Alice. “He was exactly what you want in an interim: an excellent manager who will solidify the base, keep it going and manage people well. He was always well-prepared, even tempered and never flustered. And he put together different departments that had not previously been together.”

Over the past twelve months, we have hosted a range of events across all sectors. We’ve invited senior management teams and leaders to share their views on the biggest issues affecting industries and the wider news agenda. Below, we wrap up some highlights of our events calendar.

Store closures in the US have reached 6,800 in the first three quarters of this year, climbing to an all-time high. The speed of the sector’s collapse has been labelled ‘apocalyptic’ by some business commentators. As UK retailers reel from economic volatility and fragile consumer confidence, should they brace themselves for a similar fate?

Guest speaker, Philip Brown looks into the value proposition for interims in the procurement industry

With the fog of uncertainty unlikely to lift anytime soon, they will need to work alongside interims managers to forge a new path together.

Part of Ben’s role also entailed: representing Water Industry CEOs on the high level Retail Markets Opening Management Group chaired by Defra; briefing stakeholders across Government and the Press; and giving the Secretary of State at DEFRA confidence that the market would open on time.

“I very much relied on Rob to handle things in region, which he did incredibly well”

The NHS is a prime example of a people-focused organisation. While patients are its main concern, its staff are its biggest asset.