Comments on: Loosening the purse strings? http://blog.interimpartners.com/loosening-the-purse-strings.html Encouraging debate and discussion within the interim management sector Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:51:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mark Chapman http://blog.interimpartners.com/loosening-the-purse-strings.html/comment-page-1#comment-196 Mark Chapman Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:45:02 +0000 http://www.interimpartners.com/blog/?p=94#comment-196 I would agree with Simon regarding an upturn in activity for 'fill the gap' Managers. This is possibly a result of the financial climate getting better. Wth regard to projects and turnround manager requirements I am hearing very little. However, I am hearing alot about businesses being put under alot of pressure by their customers, although most of these businesses do not appear to be planning to arrange for short term help to over come the issues. Those businesses that have responded have come out the other side well respected by the retailer so it has been worth the investment in the skills and knowledge a good interim brings. Those that have not invested wisely and have tried to muddle through have lost business and seem to have accepted it. In the ambient sector there seems to be a big push from the main UK retailers to greatly improve standards and as such turn around skills are needed. Although I am seeing very little evidence of business taking note of this pressure, I would expect to see the bigger companies recruting very soon. If not the push for Christmas will come and then there will be the traditional push to reduce costs straight after. So unless these businesses move within the next 4 to 6 weeks they will miss the boat. I would agree with Simon regarding an upturn in activity for ‘fill the gap’ Managers. This is possibly a result of the financial climate getting better. Wth regard to projects and turnround manager requirements I am hearing very little. However, I am hearing alot about businesses being put under alot of pressure by their customers, although most of these businesses do not appear to be planning to arrange for short term help to over come the issues. Those businesses that have responded have come out the other side well respected by the retailer so it has been worth the investment in the skills and knowledge a good interim brings. Those that have not invested wisely and have tried to muddle through have lost business and seem to have accepted it.

In the ambient sector there seems to be a big push from the main UK retailers to greatly improve standards and as such turn around skills are needed. Although I am seeing very little evidence of business taking note of this pressure, I would expect to see the bigger companies recruting very soon. If not the push for Christmas will come and then there will be the traditional push to reduce costs straight after. So unless these businesses move within the next 4 to 6 weeks they will miss the boat.

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