Frequently asked questions

Another term for this would be temporary management.

This means that the managers leave after successfully completing the precisely defined tasks. No hurt feelings, no complaints, no notice periods. But why let someone who has been successful go? Well, someone who was just the right person for a particular challenge may not be the right person for the next challenge that hasn’t occurred yet. Imagine if you could constantly use the best of both worlds – fresh minds, new ideas and an outside perspective on the one hand; expertise, experience and know-how from other industries or companies on the other.

In contrast to executive searches, which can take several months, interim managers are ready to go within 1-3 weeks and only need a short training period of a few days due to their extensive experience.

You have already done all this before.

As soon as the clearly defined tasks have been completed, they leave the company again without incurring any further costs.

EIM is not in the business of trading CVs.

Instead, we solve business challenges by offering customized solutions with the right industry experts.

In its 30 years and 10,000 projects, EIM has gained extensive experience and developed a proven methodology for successfully managing transformations. In addition, we offer interim management not only in response to emergencies or vacancies. Rather, we offer a modern management tool to proactively optimize your company for growth, efficiency or digital transformation.

This means that we help you analyze who will bring the most value to your company in your current situation. What good is the best matching process or algorithm if your search profile doesn’t fully cover your needs? Most of our competitors skip this step.

In addition, we ensure that our interim manager starts with clearly defined goals, tasks and an explicitly communicated strategy. This is very important, as otherwise time is wasted and power struggles can arise. Furthermore, a leading EIM partner is available at all times throughout the project to ensure smooth and transparent communication between you and the interim manager.

The EIM consultant is responsible for coaching the interim manager and serves both you and the EIM interim manager as a trustworthy and competent contact person.

EIM consultants use their extensive industry experience, which they have acquired through many years in management and consulting positions as well as through the EIM methodology. This offers you real added value, which is complemented by a constantly growing body of experience in the project management of interim mandates.

EIM is extremely thorough and honest when selecting an interim manager. All EIM interim managers have exceptionally extensive management experience, think and act operationally and pragmatically, and work fully with the client from day one. We ensure this by carrying out a background check on all members in our database, including checking their references – a task that is never outsourced or delegated, but carried out by leading EIM partners themselves.

EIM meets this trust with a high degree of professionalism and acts in accordance with clear, ethical principles.

Our success depends heavily on our reputation. It is therefore in our own interest to always be a trustworthy partner for our customers and to build long-term business relationships. According to our figures, we have achieved this.

First, we gain an understanding of your current situation and why you are looking for an interim management solution.

Only then can we give you expert advice on how to achieve the desired goal. This also helps to define the profile of the ideal interim manager. The result of this analysis is recorded in writing.

Secondly, we will select suitable managers based on their career, education, expertise and performance in personal interviews. The profiles are then presented in written form – individually tailored to your current situation and target definition. The most suitable managers are then presented in person.

The interim manager can start work a few days after the decision has been made. At the start of the assignment, you, the interim manager and EIM draw up a basic job description to clearly define the scope and nature of the tasks to be performed.

Final objectives and milestones are defined together with the interim manager at the first steering meeting, which leads to the presentation of a project plan. Its implementation is monitored by a qualified EIM partner, who takes on a steering role throughout the project to ensure smooth, transparent communication and rapid problem-solving in the event of deviations.

During the course of the project, regular review meetings will determine whether additional obstacles need to be removed in order to achieve the desired project outcome or whether general market changes require an adjustment to the course of the project. If necessary, active support in the form of expert opinions from the EIM network can be called in. A debriefing follows at the end of the mandate. Further information can be found under our approach.