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Temporary Executive Director Gets Non-Profit on Course

A well known non-profit faced a number of challenges. A former Executive Director was at arm’s length from the board resulting in foggy operations. Staff morale was low. Funding commitments were unclear. A new Executive Director was needed.

External Resources interim executive Russ Hayward stepped into the non-profit’s Executive Director position and went to work. His first focus was to conduct an overall organizational assessment. This involved: reviewing the financial audits for the last five years; conducting interviews with board members, funding sources and staff. All this resulted in a board presentation of near and long term recommendations that clarified every part of the organization.

Next he conducted a search for his replacement dealing with media sources, evaluating resumes, conducting interviews and making recommendations.

Net result: Board was fully informed; funding commitments was clarified and understood; staff morale was up; the new Executive Director was in place.

You may not need a temporary executive director like Russ, but you may need an organizational assessment that clarifies your company vision.

Let External Resources help. We are a business consulting firm that provides interim executive staffing. This case study profiles Russ Hayward, an executive leader. He might be just the interim executive staffing you need to solve organizational assessment challenges.

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