Dietmar Dold

CEO of Lean Interim GmbH // Founder of the MBA Circle // Investor and Interim Executive //

596 minutes every lean thinker have to invest

„The Gold Mine“  by Freddy and Michael Ballé  climbed my personal olymp of  audiobooks. My current assignment force me to drive three hours per day by car. I see this as a great opportunity to listen to as many audiobooks as possible and extend my horizonts. After listening to the „old stuff“ like Womack and Jones  „Lean Thinking“ …

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Interim Management: Abgrenzung Auftrag oder Arbeitsvertrag (Schweiz)

Der Entscheid (Bundesgerichtsurteil 4C.460/1995 vom 24.02.1997): „Vom Auftrag unterscheidet sich der Arbeitsvertrag in erster Linie durch das Merkmal der rechtlichen Subordination (…). Über das Vorliegen eines Abhängigkeitsverhältnisses entscheidet eine Würdigung des Gesamtbildes nach dem Massstab der Verkehrsanschauung (…). Es kommt wesentlich darauf an, ob die Person in die Organisation des Betriebes eingegliedert ist, ob Weisungen …

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The stages of an interim management assignment

The following stages show the assignment lifecycle by which interim managers and executives enter, engage with and exit their assignments. The early stages have much in common with consultancy, as the later stages have with project management, but the combination of insightful analysis and results-driven implementation is the differentiating hallmark of the interim management approach. …

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The Interim Management Value Proposition

The ‘interim management value proposition’, is the profession’s ‘unique selling proposition’. It is the ‘mantra’ that marks interim management’s offering and scope. 1. Return On Investment Interim managers add value by using their skills and expertise to help deliver an outcome, solution, service or mitigate risk that provides a meaningful ‘Return On Investment’ to a …

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Interim Management Definition

Interim management is the provision of effective business solutions by an independent, board or near-board level manager or executive, over a finite time span. Such complex solutions may include change, transformation and turnaround management, business improvement, crisis management and strategy development. Interim managers are often experienced in multiple sectors and disciplines. Interim managers are leaders …

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Interim Management Providers and Interim Management Organizations are sending the wrong message

What is the difference between a staffing firm (recruitment agency) and an Interim Management Service Provider? That was my question  to Paul Beerli last week. Paul is the president of the Interim Management Organisation in Switzerland, called Dachverband Schweizer Interim Manager (DSIM). He worked before for Butterflymanager, one of the leading Interim Management Service Provider in Switzerland …

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Danaher Business System – Implementing „real lean thinking“

Are you aware of Danaher? No? Maybe you heard about Beckman Coulter, Matco, Sybron, Hengstler, Aaliant, Accu-Sort, Alltec, Armstrong Tools, Dexis, Dover, Fluke, Gilbarco, Hach Lange, Hydrolab, Instrumentarium Dental, KaVo Dental, Investech, Leica Microsystems, Leica Bio Systems, Portescap, Radiometer, Thomson, Veeder-Root or Videojet Technologies? No? I haven’t heard about them neither before I became the CEO and …

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Interim Assignment „Setting up Project Office Part 1“

Since January 2011, I am in an assignment to set up a project office for a global player in the metal industry. Current Situation: Good Company, good management, good culture. The management is aware of the necessary change from product focus towards dedication to client needs and demands. To achieve the best possible client focus, …

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Interim Management: The Industry of fast decisions

In the ideal world, an Interim Manager has to be available by tomorrow and having a track record of success until today. Why? Because clients call you on Friday, send you the contract on Sunday and you start on Monday. But is this the real world? No, it isn’t! Let me show you the timeline of …

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