Our Support
Whether you’re looking to transform your company, temporarily replace an executive, or provide operational mentoring for a top manager, Grant Alexander is here to provide its interim management expertise and support as you navigate change.
OUR APPROACH
In concrete terms, choosing our approach means you’ll quickly get custom solutions. At Grant Alexander – Executive Interim, everyone involved – the associate director, talent assessment team and interim executive – works together to achieve a common goal: helping you handle your emergency situation with an operational approach!
To do so we find you the perfect expert with just the “right amount of experience” to suit your immediate needs perfectly during the interim assignment. Our associate directors also provide meticulous and personalised support and monitoring to ensure everything runs smoothly from start to finish.
High-quality support from an outstanding team
A two-person team for dual expertise
For certain assignments, two associate directors work together to combine familiarity with the client with extensive knowledge of the role and/or industry. All of our specialists have held leadership positions and as a result enjoy in-depth understanding of organisational dynamics.
Attentiveness, closeness, and transparency are core values at Grant Alexander. They help us to build trust-based relationships with you, acquire an in-depth understanding of your needs, and support you as a true long-term partner.
A dedicated talent assessment team
Our associate directors work closely with our in-house talent assessment team, who meet with all of the interim executives in our community. Their mission is to:
- Recruit and assess all candidates in our interim executive pool
- Assist our associate directors by suggesting the candidates best suited to various executive interim assignments
- Drive and nurture our community of interim managers
A pool of highly qualified interim executives
Our community includes over 3,500 qualified executives. In addition to technical expertise, all of them have also proven their leadership qualities while serving as top managers. They have all of the skills required to successfully manage sensitive and complex situations, make strategic decisions, and guide your company through times of change.
We view each interim executive as a partner, just like our clients. Trust and transparency underpin our close, long-term relationships with them: we begin supporting them before they begin their first assignment with us and continue to do so outside of their various assignments.
For example, our talent assessment team has developed an exclusive training course for executives about to begin their first assignment. The team also regularly hosts events and launches initiatives to help our community of candidates hone and further develop their skills. For example, our interim executives benefit from our patented Athlete Thinking® tool, which helps them to boost their mental abilities for interim assignments.
Proven methodology underpins successful assignments
An in-depth assessment of your initial needs
Our associate directors, who all have extensive experience with urgent and complex situations, will listen attentively to ensure they fully understand your needs. From the very first meeting, we work with clients to outline and approve the assignment’s framework and set key issues, goals, and assignment duration. Crucial – and often delicate – questions also come up from the beginning to ensure the assignment gets off to a smooth start and lay the foundations for success.
Grant Alexander remains available throughout the assignment, providing agile and meticulous monitoring, including a discovery report, roadmap, follow-up meetings during which goals can be revised if need be, and an end-of-assignment report. Our associate directors regularly intervene throughout the assignment, working closely with you and the interim executive to provide a sounding board and advice as well as to promote seamlessness and help clear any obstacles that arise.
Assignments are carried out in line with professional standards. Grant Alexander’s Executive Interim Management branch is a member of France Transition and is constantly working to improve the support it provides to meet the quality standards set by Bureau Veritas.
Support is always available, wherever you may be
Grant Alexander has chosen to invest in physical proximity with its regional offices, and in a global presence through the InterSearch network. In France (Paris, Lille, Lyon, Nantes, Toulouse and Aix-Marseille) and Switzerland (Geneva, Lausanne and Fribourg), our associate directors are literally by your side to provide support and custom operational management solutions.
As a member of the InterSearch network – the global leader in HR and consulting services with a foothold in over 50 countries – we can meet your needs worldwide.
A unique mindset for long-term support
Transparency, elegance and respect : a unique mindset for long-term support
When working with our interim executives and with contacts at client companies, we are fully committed to absolute transparency. No topic is off limits. We cultivate honesty at all times, including when discussing the conditions of our assignment.
This refined way of conducting ourselves, rooted in mutual respect for all stakeholders, helps us to cultivate lasting, trust-based relationships with both clients and interim executives.
OUR EXPERTS
Our team is made up of former business leaders, industry experts and recruitment specialists. They all have experience in a wide range of business cultures and have worked in various industries, so you’ll benefit from in-depth understanding and a customised approach to your situation. With help from a dedicated Talent Assessment team, they will put all of their expertise to work for your company. Whether you’re looking to meet urgent crisis management needs, improve performance or manage any other situation arising from transformation, our team is here to share their knowledge and advice.
Discussing your circumstances with Grant Alexander – Executive Interim may bring to light additional HR needs which would benefit from the expertise of another branch at our group.
Whether you require headhunting, coaching, assessment or transformation consulting services, your associate director will provide advice and guide you to the HR solution best suited to your unique situation: Executive Search, Leadership Development, Transformation Advisory or Value Creation.