Many companies bring in an interim manager when they need someone to step in and “take care of things.” That may sound like relief. But someone who only maintains the status quo rarely creates real momentum. Especially in critical situations, during transformations or strategic shifts, the task is not routine. It is leadership, direction and […]
Managing or shaping? What interim managers should really deliver Read More »
A conversation with Andreas Lau on structural change and responsibility in interim management Change is no longer an exceptional situation in interim management. It has become the foundation of the work itself. At the same time, the industry is evolving structurally. Consolidations, platform models, investor participation and rising quality standards are reshaping the market. It
HANSE Talk: More Than Interim Leadership Read More »
What Is Really Changing in 2026 Interim management is entering a new phase. What was once seen primarily as a flexible solution for capacity gaps or critical situations is increasingly becoming a strategic instrument in transformation processes. Companies today expect more than availability and speed. They expect measurable impact, leadership and accountability. The guiding theme
Next Generation Interim Management Read More »
The beginning of a year often sharpens things. Expectations meet reality, plans meet uncertainty, intentions meet conditions that cannot simply be ignored. This year does not start easily either. Economic pressure, political fractures and a noticeable sense of fatigue shape many conversations. Pretending otherwise would be dishonest. At the same time, the key question is
Confidence Is Not an End in Itself. It Is a Decision. Read More »
Our Season’s Greeting As the year draws to a close, we would like to share our 2025 season’s greeting with you. At HANSE Interim, collaboration with our clients, our interim managers and our team is at the heart of everything we do. This cooperation has guided us through the past months and enabled many successful
HANSE Christmas 2025 Read More »
How an Interim Change Manager realigned the Facility Management of Städtisches Klinikum Braunschweig For an assignment in the Facility Management of a major municipal hospital in Braunschweig, an Interim Change Manager from the HANSE Interim network was engaged to apply his extensive experience in transformation and organisational development. The task: create transparency, modernise structures, professionalise
Business Transformation in Facility Management Read More »
Two days. More than four hundred participants. And many honest conversations. The DDIM.kongress 2025 in Düsseldorf showed once again how much experience and perspective lies within the interim community. Many of these conversations touched on one question in particular:How is the interim market perceived at the moment. To carry this exchange beyond the congress, we
DDIM.kongress 2025: Insights, Conversations and an Invitation to Share Your View Read More »
Artificial Intelligence is no longer a topic of the future. It is already changing how companies make decisions, analyze data, design security strategies, and develop business models. For many organizations, AI represents both an opportunity and a source of uncertainty. This is exactly where specialized interim managers can make a decisive difference: as enablers, translators,
Interim Managers and AI: Enablers, Translators, Implementers Read More »
Why ESG criteria help determine the success of restructurings Anyone planning a restructuring today cannot ignore ESG. ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance. Legal requirements such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) make sustainability reports mandatory for thousands of companies in the EU1. The obligations apply between 2024 and 20282 , depending on
Mechanical engineering project shows: Sustainability can secure profits Read More »
What companies must do now – and what interim managers can contribute The supply chain is the digital nervous system of modern companies. But the more connected, global, and complex it becomes, the more vulnerable it is to cyberattacks. More and more attacks no longer target the company itself, but its service providers, suppliers, or
Digitally Vulnerable: The New Reality of Connected Supply Chains Read More »
