"These qualities and our resourceful way of working forge our unique organizational identity that is externally focused and made up of people who think like owners, prize teamwork, and are wired to win.”
Icebreaker executives are expert at implementation - bringing clients decisiveness, honed by their vast sector and award winning operational management experience. Individually and as a team - We share four key traits that enable our exceptional implementation skills.
- set a very few clear priorities for creating value and communicate these consistently
- Put the right people in the right jobs and focus and support them on the right objectives
- Create a robust structure and adhere to formal decision rules and assign specific roles.
- Link robust decision-making procedures to well-tuned business processes and continually raise the bar to develop high performing teams for effective execution.
So the team don’t become complacent or precious! all programs are peer reviewed every 2 weeks and challenged to ensure clients are getting the best possible return
At Icebreaker Executive we offer a new style of Executive Interim Management, with a philosophy to identify and measure real financial returns to our clients from engaging with us: Our unique style comes from a team based infrastructure that ensures Icebreaker Executives are:
- Selected through a rigourous network referenced process
- effective within days
- operate to a common professional code of conduct
- are backed by the team and a range of specialist collaborative partners
- have the skills to develop your staff and organization for the future
We demonstrate our confidence and commitment by offering a Shared risk engagement process.
Terms of engagement / Typical Icebreaker Business Model Supported Roles
Managing Director |
Operations Director |
Manufacturing Director |
Logistics Director |
Customer Service Director |
Program and Project Management |
Turnaround and Transition Director |
Supply Chain Director |
Procurement Director |
Finance Director |
HR Director |
Marketing Director |
Sales Director |
IT Director CTO / CIO |
Systems Engineering Director |
General Management |
Alongside access to our vast, diverse, cross sector, team experience
More About our Style
Fact and implementation focused. Up front we gather hard to get facts to set and agree targets with clients. Along side facts we take a view of a clients team capability so what we target can be implemented.
Accountable. We will not leave until we have got the job done and until we have embedded the skills needed to ensure we can leave a strong, lasting legacy.
Hands on. We are not consultants; we won't just tell you what to do and then leave. Instead we will work with you to implement and deliver what is needed to move your business forward.
Courteous. We don't just mean polite - we mean we will value and collaborate with your management team and staff; we are not here to undermine anyone.
But what exactly is interim management and when should you invest in this invaluable business resource? Some of the answers may surprise you - for example, did you know that an interim manager is not just about crisis management? And did you realise that good interim management should bring annualised year 1 returns of 10-20 ROI?
What we do and don't do: This section is aimed at providing you with information to help you understand what we do and don't do, what our approach and working process is, why and when you should engage with interim managers and who can benefit from our services. Simply follow the links to find out more.
An Investment; more from less. We want to show you how and why investing in excellent executive interim management makes good business sense. Interim management programs are very resourceful using the vast untapped client resource rather than flooding the business with expensive support, so don't actually need to cost a lot.
Resourceful. An interim program is therefore not an external costly resource, far more a very resourceful means of getting far more from much less. The best programmes transform client capability during the process.. Which along side our team approach, and collaborative capabilities, is what sets Icebreaker apart.
Engagement Process, This section details our low risk implementation programmes that typically follow four straightforward stages