Many executives who initially think they need a management consultant ultimately decide to deploy an interim manager as interim managers offered clear advantages over management consultants.
Like consultants, interim managers provide:
The latest thinking
Short-term access to top management talent
Strategic capability
An independent eye
The ability to fast-track a critical project
Unlike consultants, interim managers are:
Implementers as well as being strategists, analysts and planners
Loyal to your business objectives – not their consultancy's objectives
Flexible to do what you need – not restricted to doing things the way their consultancy prescribes
Focused on your profitability – not their consultancy's profitability. They are not incentivised to sell in additional services you don't need
They are strategists as well as hands-on – they are on your team to deliver your strategy