{"id":3322,"date":"2025-05-14T14:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grantalexander.com\/en\/?p=3322"},"modified":"2025-09-05T14:20:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T12:20:34","slug":"opinionway-x-grant-alexander-study-interim-management-many-executives-still-off-the-mark-focusrh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grantalexander.com\/en\/our-news\/opinionway-x-grant-alexander-study-interim-management-many-executives-still-off-the-mark-focusrh\/","title":{"rendered":"OpinionWay x Grant Alexander Study \u2013 Interim Management: Many Executives Still Off the Mark \u2013 FocusRH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Grant Alexander recently shared the results of a study aimed at evaluating <strong>how executives perceive interim management<\/strong> and how they actually use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The key finding: <strong>40% of executives have never heard of interim management.<\/strong> Often seen as a \u201cfirefighter\u201d or a \u201ccost-cutter,\u201d the interim manager remains <strong>poorly understood by business leaders<\/strong>, according to the OpinionWay survey for Grant Alexander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>While 60% of respondents claim to have some awareness of interim management, only 32% fully understand what it entails, and 40% have never heard of it. Consequently, 78% of executives have <strong>never used<\/strong> an interim manager, and 66% say they probably never will. Only 12% foresee using one in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Perceived Barriers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The main obstacles cited are:<br><strong>Cost<\/strong>, mentioned by 85% of respondents.<br><strong>Concerns that the interim manager will not understand the company culture<\/strong> (84%), particularly pronounced in the industrial sector (96%).<br><strong>Fear of negative perception within the organization<\/strong> (60%), higher among men (73%) than women (54%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Belief that a temporary professional may lack commitment.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>A Professional with a Wide Range of Missions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In practice, interim managers handle far more diverse tasks than commonly assumed. The most frequent assignments include:<br>Temporary replacement of an executive (64%)<br>Supporting organizational transformations (58%)<br>Improving profitability (47%)<br>Crisis management (45%)<br>Additionally, 44% of executives also use interim managers to lead innovation projects or digital transformations.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those considering using interim management in the future, <strong>transformation projects (71%)<\/strong> and <strong>executive replacements (68%)<\/strong> remain top priorities, but <strong>crisis management<\/strong> is mentioned more frequently (62%).<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.focusrh.com\/strategie-rh\/management-de-transition-de-nombreux-dirigeants-encore-hors-sujet-35916.html\">Read the full article on <em>FocusRH<\/em><br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/27227639.hs-sites-eu1.com\/fr\/note-de-synth%C3%A8se-de-l%C3%A9tude-le-management-de-transition-notori%C3%A9t%C3%A9-et-perception2\">Download the summary of our study.<br><\/a><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grant Alexander recently shared the results of a study aimed at evaluating how executives perceive interim management and how they actually use it. The key finding: 40% of executives have never heard of interim management. 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