Interim managers are often placed into senior positions, to cover temporary gaps in management or project structures.

This interim manager is very different from the traditional career-orientated permanent manager. An interim is usually more autonomous, targets a specific set of outcomes and plans to leave with minimum disruption after completing his assignment.

A good interim will have the ability to manage and influence people and work well when given the power to achieve the desired outcomes  . 

Interim managers are competent, confident in their leadership skills and technical knowledge. They can work well in environments with little structure or high levels of ambiguity.

The interim has a highly developed work ethic and is dedicated to achieving high impact results, fast through hard work,focus and team building.

They tend to be assertive and ready to confront people and situations which pose a risk to the project or desired outcome.

Interim managers are strategic thinkers as opposed to only being ‘here and now’ pragmatists.

Their skills have been developed over a number of years in a successful corporate career followed by leading a number of successful complex projects.