Women More Successful at Gaining Interim Management Assignments Than Men Say Impact Executives

LONDON, July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

Despite media reports of women executives encountering 'glass ceilings' in achieving senior level positions, women interim managers - high level executives brought in for short term assignments - are showing a different picture.

A recent study by Impact Executives, a leading provider of interim managers, revealed that women were one-third (33%) more likely to be successful at gaining an interim assignment than men.

Although the vast majority of interim managers are male (80%), the study suggested that women were bringing new skills and approaches to the interim manager role which made them particularly attractive for short term executive assignments.

Christine de Largy, Managing Director of Impact Executives, commented: "Although interim management is a male dominated industry, this study shows it is also an industry that is well suited to women. Impact Executives' research,  conducted in partnership with Cubiks, showed that interim managers require a very different skill set from permanently employed executives; they need to hit the ground running, have excellent emotional intelligence to connect quickly with their client, and deliver results fast. Quite often we find that women candidates are extremely well qualified to engage with everyone around the organisation and deliver the requirements of the assignment."

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About Impact Executives Ltd

Impact Executives is a leading interim management provider to organisations of every size in the UK and globally. Originally formed as a specialist practice within PA Consulting Group, over the past 20 years Impact Executives has helped over 2000 companies, including more than two-thirds of the FTSE 250 - find the very best executive interim management talent. Clients choose to work in partnership with Impact Executives because of our proven ability to offer clients immediate solutions to improve their organisation's performance.

With offices covering the UK, continental Europe, Asia Pacific and Australia, Impact Executives is part of the global services consultancy Harvey Nash Group plc, giving clients and interim managers the confidence that we have the resources, expertise and focus to deliver results - fast.

About Harvey Nash Group plc

Harvey Nash, a global professional recruitment consultancy and IT outsourcing service provider, is committed to delivering the very best talent and IT solutions to a broad base of international clients. The Group is a trusted advisor to some of the world's leading business, governments and institutions. Operating from 35 offices covering the USA, Europe and Asia, its talented professionals pursue the highest levels of integrity and quality in providing a unique portfolio of services: executive search, interim management, IT and finance recruitment and IT outsourcing.

For further information on Impact Executives, please contact Christine de Largy, Impact Executives, 13 Bruton Street, London, W1J 6QA, United Kingdom.
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