Monday, April 16, 2012

NEWS RELEASE: OIM SIGNS EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT WITH VALTUS OF FRANCE

Osborne Interim Management announced today it has entered into an exclusive joint marketing agreement with VALTUS Transition (www.valtus.fr), a major player in interim executive management. Based in Paris, France, VALTUS helps businesses throughout France and around the world manage transformation and change by providing executive resources from a talent pool of over 1,100 interims.

"As we continue to extend our global footprint, we are excited to be allied with an organization like VALTUS", comments Mark Olson, President and CEO of Osborne Interim Management. "Philippe (Soullier-CEO) started VALTUS in 2001 and has instilled the kind of qualities that we believe executives and clients appreciate most: respect, performance and teamwork. Recently we heard of a Paris based company acquiring an Alberta based industrial service provider to the oil and gas sector. Now when these types of initiatives develop, be it in Canada or France, clients will enjoy seamless access to top level executive support."

Philippe Soullier, CEO, states "We’re extremely pleased to find a trusted partner like Osborne Interim Management to explore Canadian-based opportunities. It is very important to us to be aligned with organizations who share the same values as VALTUS. Interim Management is growing globally as companies require more flexibility and greater value in adding senior executive capacity to their organizations in this uncertain economy. We have successfully completed assignments in many sectors including chemical, health care and agrifoods, heavy industry and transportation, and finance/private equity."

Monday, April 9, 2012

CASE STUDY: NOT-FOR-PROFIT

THE CLIENT
A major Alberta not-for-profit foundation.

THE CHALLENGE
The Foundation had created a for profit social enterprise but was unsure what market sectors their model should focus on and how to balance both their social and economic mandates in conducting business.

THE APPROACH
The Principal conducted a scan of relevant industry sectors, interviewing a cross-section of representative companies. Based on an analysis of market challenges and internal capacities, he developed a strategic marketing and sales plan within 30 days of being contracted.

THE RESULT
The enterprise accepted the deliverable as a blueprint with which to move forward, beginning with the addition of internal sales and marketing capacity and including a re-branding campaign to better reflect their mandates and garner stronger awareness in the marketplace.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

GAP MANAGEMENT - A KEY HUMAN RESOURCES FUNCTION

In today’s successful organizations it is the HR personnel who facilitate the hiring practice for the organization. Generally, hiring policies and procedures are developed within this area and HR expertise drives the strategies for staff replacement and utilization. Current research suggests one of the most costly functions an organization incurs is as a result of the following human resource activities:
  • Moving forward with hiring replacement staff without taking the time to evaluate the position and its current relevancy.
  • Rushing to a decision because of the negative impact created by a lengthy vacancy.
  • Moving forward with a new hire when the manager is required to "settle" for a candidate who is less than desired.
  • Making a long term commitment to a new hire without being fully committed to the need for such a position.
A favourite caution in human resource circles when it comes to hiring practices is "It takes 30 minutes to hire and 30 years to retire an employee – you better get the first step right!". To facilitate a good hire an organization has to step back and evaluate their needs. It is in these very cases when interim expertise could be utilized to manage the gap and allow the organization to make a well informed decision on "where-to- from-here".

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