Locum CEO

Occasionally a Board will part ways with its CEO in unexpected circumstances and there may not be a suitable internal candidate to act in the CEO position whilst the new CEO is recruited. This can be preceded by a period of instability for the company and the Board may wish to get a clear idea of “where the company is at” to inform the recruitment and briefing of the new CEO.

Real Options provides a CEO Locum service for up to 3 months in these circumstances. The locum is provided by a replacement CEO with 25 years’ management and leadership experience.

 

Our locum service includes:

• Assess the capabilities of the senior team

• Engage with key stakeholders and clients to ensure continued service delivery

• Review the organisation’s financial position

• Review contract performance

• Deal with any residual HR issues

• Ensure the continuation of business decision making

• Assist with the recruitment of the new CEO

• Provide a detailed briefing paper to the Board and the incoming CEO about the issues faced by the business and any recommendations for improvement

 

Some examples:

• Locum CEO, Logan and Redlands Regional Development Australia

• Locum Director, Islamic Women’s Association of Queensland

Real Options has performed this service for a number of agencies, old and new where the incumbent CEO is on leave for a a month or more where there is no one suitable within the organisation to back fill.

 

Training and skills Development

Ms Casey has a certificate IV in Training and Workplace Assessment and has prepared and implemented a number of training sessions and workshops, customised for organisations or sectors including:

• Team Building for organisations

• Management Committee induction training

• Foster Carer Advocacy Support Team (FAST) Training

• Grant Writing Workshops

• Sponsorship workshops for Sporting Clubs and community organisations

• Governance training  for sport and recreation organisations

• Financial management and Fraud management Training workshops

 

Support for Professionals

Real Options also assists managers, corporate and professional staff to further improve their skills and/or career opportunities through provision of the following services:

• Professional Supervision

• Joint participation in Performance Management Reviews of CEOs

• Preparation of Job applications and Resume’s

• Applications for professional Board/committee memberships