Interim Executive Leadership Hunt Scanlon Sean Conaton

Nothing stresses an organization in the same way as a leadership transition. We provide interim executive leaders with the strength, compassion and experience to:

  • Keep the organization focused on growth and value delivery to customers, members and constituents.

  • Provide the Board needed breathing room for a thoughtful and thorough executive search process, confident that the staff team and operations are stable and productive.

  • Assess organizational strengths, weaknesses and opportunities with a fresh set of eyes and an objective mindset.

Whether filling an urgent need or working as part of a planned transition, we never lose sight of an interim assignment being about setting the incoming leader up for success, and supporting the success of the organization’s people and Board in the process.

Leadership Transition Support

Not all leadership transitions require an interim executive. Almost all transitions, however, benefit from focused support that provides needed capacity and ability within the leadership team. When an interim executive is not needed, we support leadership transitions by acting as skilled change agents on behalf of the Board and CEO.

Internal leaders charged with stepping up to the next level rarely have adequate capacity to ensure that the needs of their current role and their new role are both fully met during a transition. And even with a succession plan in place, outgoing executives seldom dedicate focus to diagnosing and documenting critical opportunities for improvement.

We step into those gaps to facilitate a more efficient transition of leadership. We work objectively to minimize the stress of the staff, executive management and Board. And perhaps most importantly, we accelerate a new executive’s ability to provide value to the organization.