Insights

Interim Management: Facing into the Challenge of UK Infrastructure

03 Apr 2025 / Insights

The UK’s failing infrastructure is a hot topic in the media, a source of frustration for the population and a significant challenge for the UK government. The picture is extremely mixed. Read the press one day and its possible to get an extremely positive view. New runways, the green lighting of the Lower Thames Crossing, […]

Interim Management: A Price Worth Paying? 

27 Nov 2024 / Insights

Most people know little or nothing about Interim Management, and that’s OK. Many will go through life without having the benefit of meeting an Interim Manager, and that’s OK. Interim Managers are specialists who deliver exceptional outcomes in specifics set of circumstances, and if you don’t need them, then you don’t need them.  Like surgeons, […]

Engineering a Career in Interim Management – with Kelly Jones

09 Oct 2024 / Insights

As part of my series of interviews with Interim Managers (IMs) in the Valtus UK network, I spoke to Kelly Jones about her hugely successful career in the world of interim management and how other women can follow in her footsteps.  Inspired by a close relative, she studied engineering at university, before rising up the […]

Insights from 30 Years in Interim Management – with Magdaline Pistola

18 Sep 2024 / Insights

In the second of my series of interviews with some of the women Interim Managers (IMs) in the Valtus UK network, I was joined by Magdaline Pistola to discuss her career and the state of play for women in the sector.   Magdaline has more than 30 years’ experience in interim management working in the tech […]

Encouraging more women to take the leap into Interim Management – with Anna Chokina

23 Aug 2024 / Insights

Data from the recent IIM Interim Management Survey 2024 shows that 25% of Interim Managers are female; a number that shows steady progress from when the IIM began collecting data, while also highlighting opportunities for further growth. Over the coming months I’m going to be speaking to IM’s from our network to understand more about […]

Why engineering expertise builds brilliant interim managers

17 Jul 2024 / Insights

By Nathan Staples, Valtus UK intern The Valtus UK network is full of former engineers who have taken the step into interim management.  As an intern with a passion for engineering, I’m keen to explore the skills and attributes that make for an effective interim manager, which is why I was curious to find out […]

3 questions to ask yourself before becoming an interim manager

19 Mar 2024 / Insights

By Steve Rutherford, Partner The majority of Interim Managers I work with on assignments have long track records in the delivery of projects. This is partly market driven – our clients prefer it – and partly out of my own personal preference. When entrusted with a client’s ‘problem to solve’, it is reassuring for me […]

Brexit: Bringing Unexpected Upsides to Interim Managers

14 Mar 2024 / Insights

It’s not too controversial to suggest that the economic benefits of leaving the EU have not yet been fully realised in the UK. The UK economy is struggling when compared to its former European partners, and real GDP has underperformed similar nations by 5% since 2016. However, one area of the UK economy is enjoying […]

Interim Management: The case for performance based bonuses

29 Feb 2024 / Insights

Why is it that performance related bonuses are not common in the interim management market? It certainly isn’t because interim managers don’t want their performance assessed. It also isn’t So, is it the clients? Our partner, Steve Rutherford, just doesn’t buy it. Read more…

The Unexpected Upside of Failing to Secure Permanent Executive Hires

22 Feb 2024 / Insights

One of the benefits of a 30 year career in Executive Talent is that I am ‘plumbed’ in to a wide community of professionals outside my specialist field of Interim Management. Principal amongst these are the Executive Search professionals I have worked with over the years, and the HR Directors and Heads of Talent who […]

Interim Management: The UK Market Explained for European Leaders

20 Feb 2024 / Insights

One of the key benefits of working with the London Office of Valtus, the European market leader in Interim & Transition Management, is that we get the opportunity to help clients solve problems ‘cross-border’. This might be working with a UK-based client with interests overseas but, increasingly, it means working with European businesses who need […]

Interim Management: So much more than ‘Talent-on-Demand’

15 Feb 2024 / Insights

It has been interesting to watch two of the largest global Executive Search firms making their first serious moves into Interim Management, through the acquisition of well-respected market specialists in the US and Germany. True, the SHREK firms have ‘played with’ Interim Management before, but these acquisitions are much more serious (and expensive) statements of […]

How to build a Bakery

23 Nov 2023 / Insights

In the world of interim management, there are individuals who have a knack for turning even the most complex undertakings into success stories. Building a bakery from the ground up is no mean feat. It requires meticulous planning, adept coordination, and the ability to navigate unforeseen challenges. Diane Calvert has over 17 years of experience […]

Taking Flight: The Entrepreneurial Journey of IONA Drones

15 Nov 2023 / Insights

The French Chamber of Great Britain holds its annual Franco-British Business Awards again on 15th November 2023 and we’re proud to be sponsoring the award for SME of the Year. Valtus UK sponsored the New Business award in 2022 and we recently caught up with last year’s winner, Etienne Louvet of IONA Drones. IONA has […]

Discussing the Future of Work

09 Jun 2023 / Insights

The Remote Working Hype – some less explored aspects? The discussion around remote working has gained significant attention recently due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced many organisations to adopt remote work policies where possible. It is not a new concept, but the pandemic has accelerated its adoption and many people are discussing its potential […]

The Future of Work

06 Apr 2023 / Insights

The future of work is a fascinating and challenging subject to consider. It is an evolving concept that involves changes in the way we work, the skills we need to succeed, and the technologies we use. It’s a subject that Chief Executives need to consider because these changes bear heavily on decisions for business practices, […]