{"id":40871,"date":"2023-03-31T09:46:25","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T13:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp266329.wpdns.ca\/?p=40871"},"modified":"2025-11-04T12:59:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T17:59:53","slug":"cio-the-rise-of-the-interim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eficio.ca\/en\/blog\/cio-the-rise-of-the-interim\/","title":{"rendered":"DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: THE RISE OF THE INTERIM ROLE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"40871\" class=\"elementor elementor-40871 elementor-40847\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3845ac28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3845ac28\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15d19275\" data-id=\"15d19275\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b2b1e00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b2b1e00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\">Companies, nonprofits, public and private entities are increasingly exploring the idea of interim CIOs (or VP Technologies) and turning to Eficio for guidance and candidates.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\"><i>\u00ab\u00a0In the past, the interim role was simply a line position until the permanent person was hired or helping clients close a critical gap in their infrastructure, now it\u2019s more about enabling transformation . \u00bb<\/i><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wp266329.wpdns.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/alain-preview.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\">Alain Marchildon<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\">President Eficio<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\"><strong>WHAT\u2019S TRENDING?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\">Executive search and leadership firms are seeing growing interest in interim IT executive leadership from their clients and candidates.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\">Why are interim managers brought into an organization? \u201cIt varies greatly. One of the most common requests we receive at Eficio is when a company is going through massive changes, and they require the experience of a senior agile CIO who has already executed this type of transformation. \u00bb<\/span><\/p><h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\"><strong>EXAMPLE OF USE OF AN INTERIM CIO<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\">1 .<strong>\u00a0External view:<\/strong>\u00a0Obtain an\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/eficio.ca\/en\/blog\/it-audit-why-is-it-a-good-investment\/\">audit<\/a>\u00a0of the IT function to obtain a neutral opinion on internal ways of doing things compared to best practices in IT governance, including an inventory of information assets and the level of technological debt.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\">2 .\u00a0<strong>New legislation:<\/strong>\u00a0New legislation or regulatory requirements may require a specific strategic action.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\">3 .\u00a0<strong>Succession:<\/strong>\u00a0A need is identified to coach more junior people who have demonstrated potential for future IT management roles.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\">4 .\u00a0<strong>Mergers and Acquisitions:<\/strong>\u00a0Companies may need to undergo a major technological transformation to merge the two companies\u2019 systems.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\">5 .\u00a0<strong>Organizational Disruption:\u00a0<\/strong>If there is a huge disorder in the organization, bringing in an external interim makes a lot of sense as they can have some tough conversations inside the organization. And if there\u2019s a big culture change needed, for example caused by a critical event in the organization\u2019s ecosystem, it might make sense to have an on-demand CIO start that process and then hand it over to a newly recruited CIO.<\/span><\/p><div class=\"blog_single blog_holder\"><article id=\"post-40848\" class=\"post-40848 post type-post status-draft format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-gouvernance-t-i category-non-classifiee\"><div class=\"post_content_holder\"><div class=\"post_text\"><div class=\"post_text_inner\"><div class=\"elementor elementor-40848\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"40848\"><section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7927cb3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7927cb3\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dfa1c0\" data-id=\"4dfa1c0\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce8f945 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce8f945\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\"><strong>THE PROFILE OF AN INTERIM MANAGER<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\">What is the ideal profile of an interim executive \u2013 what type of background, experience and personality makes for the most successful and satisfied interim?<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\">While each assignment is unique, the typical interim manager should possess the following soft skills:<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\">\u2022\u00a0<strong>Be agile:<\/strong>\u00a0Many on-demand CIOs love change projects. They like to enter and transform the organization, are multidisciplinary and have an excellent knowledge of the issues that management can experience.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\">\u2022\u00a0<strong>Emotional Intelligence (EQ):<\/strong>\u00a0In any leadership role there is a component of hard skills, but what makes them effective is emotional intelligence, stakeholder relations.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\">\u2022\u00a0<strong>Positive and patient leader:<\/strong>\u00a0Another characteristic of an interim manager is someone who is first and foremost a very positive but also patient leader, someone who also has a strong background in management, soft skills that are essential in an interim role. Full transparency is also an absolute requirement, sharing openly with executives and staff.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\">\u2022\u00a0<strong>Experience is essential.<\/strong>\u00a0They must be flexible enough to navigate different situations with enough political sense to read the situation and assess the situation quickly. Years of experience translate into the ability to be holistically solution oriented. The most important thing with experience is to have experienced several cases and to propose adapted solutions giving results.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\">\u2022\u00a0<strong>Humility:<\/strong>\u00a0Another characteristic that interims must have is a level of humility. This allows you to come in and deal with a situation, inform management, maybe even fix some issues without having to get the credit back, because they are not part of the organization.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\">One of the very important benefits for the CIO on demand is to have a very strong impact on an organization, leaving it stronger than he found it and having a strong impact on customers, members of the staff.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\">A CIO on-demand simply rolls from project to another. \u00a0\u00a0<i>\u201cIt\u2019s great work, and it\u2019s an agile way to bring a lifetime of skills and experience to bear\u201d,<\/i>\u00a0 says Pierre Farley, Senior Partner at Eficio.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #000000;\">Our\u00a0CIOs on-demand\u00a0are also serious.\u00a0<i>\u201cThe legacy and reputation we leave in interim mode are so important to us\u201d<\/i>\u00a0says Alain Marchildon. \u201c<i>We manage our own brand, so it is imperative that we protect that brand and constantly find ways to elevate it, as our next role is likely to stem from our previous good work that we have done.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da4623f elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da4623f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67f3a20\" data-id=\"67f3a20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b117e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b117e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Subscribe to the Eficio newsletter and be the first to receive our updates!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f5cd90\" data-id=\"2f5cd90\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5c64ec elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d5c64ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/nut.sh\/ell\/forms\/201665\/wdp0yC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Subscribe<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Companies, nonprofits, public and private entities are increasingly exploring the idea of interim CIOs (or VP Technologies) and turning to Eficio for guidance and candidates. \u00ab\u00a0In the past, the interim role was simply a line position until the permanent person was hired or helping clients&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":39866,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[215,1060,810],"tags":[316,295,276,314,303],"class_list":["post-40871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-gouvernance-ti-2","category-gouvernance-ti-et-plan-numerique","tag-cio-en","tag-diagnostic-ti-en","tag-digital-maturity","tag-governance-en","tag-interim-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - 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