The Advanced Program for Interim Executives

Description

201 – Structuring Multiple, Parallel Assignments

• The difference between interims who take serial vs. parallel assignments
• When parallel assignments make sense
• How to manage multiple assignments and break up your time
• Ways to become more efficient by outsourcing tasks
• The time to bring in additional staff and/or partner

• How to strengthen your positioning with a team
• Who to bring on board to help expand your business
• Tools for evaluating skillsets
• Best practices for collaborating and working together on assignments
• Why it is dangerous to view other interims as competition
• How becoming a rainmaker can extend your capabilities
• What metrics (assignments, revenue, etc.) justify a team

• What drives international demand for interim execs
• How interim assignments vary from country to country
• How to set expectations upfront with clients
• Cultural variations you must be aware of before starting the gig
• Ways interims can cross borders and create a global brand
• The biggest misconception companies have expanding globally & how interims help
• How to analyze if a company should expand globally

• How private equity funds utilize interims
• Earning an assignment with a PE fund as an unknown
• Expectations from the fund when dealing with interims
• Why use temporary executives
• The use of interims in portfolio companies – stories from PE funds
• Advice for interims in PE-led leadership roles
• Staying “top of mind” when a need arises