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help companies to survive, manage changes and This material is certainly also intended for our cli- Last but not least, this publication can perhaps also comprehensive, in the final chapter. Current events
important projects, cope with a lack or shortage of ents and cooperating partners- both existing and serve history, as one of the sources for future in- also have their place in our Almanac and this part in-
professional capacities or a change in the market potential ones. This Almanac has the ambition to terested parties and researchers in this field. We cludes the introduction of all existing members. We
situation — it‘s worth paying attention to and we show what CAIM members can do and achieve indi- believe that it could also attract authorities, state have included some CAIM activities and projects in
are proud of it. Some people had doubts at the be- vidually, in teams and as an association, what their institutions and representatives of cities, municipa- separate chapters, as these are either long-term ac-
ginning, because there wasn’t much time, everyone scope and skills are, what results they have achie- lities and regions, and all those who are interested tivities or activities that are more significant than the
had a lot of their own work to do and it was quite di- ved so far, and what qualifications and skills for fu- in new approaches, modern management methods, individual activities in individual years.
fficult to meet, because of the „raging“ coronavirus. ture challenges they have. Ten years of existence streamlining work, etc.
But as the work progressed, and the contents of of an organization covering interim management in Thank you for your support and we wish you
the Almanac began to take shape under our hands, the Czech Republic means not only about a hundred The authors also agreed to dedicate the Almanac to a pleasantly and usefully spent time reading the fo-
we became more and more driven by the joy of this people who were and are associated in it, but also their families and loved ones. Firstly, to explain to llowing pages.
work and the desire to finish it. This publication is dozens of stories, projects, and solved problems of them the essence of their work, as well as a kind of
a clear proof that interim managers can handle clients — mostly companies that got into trouble and symbolic apology for evenings and weekends spent
everything and manage even the things impossible needed fast, qualified, and experienced help. You can preparing documents, telephone or video calls and Jana Dronská and Petr Karásek
at first glance. find some stories of interim managers and their pro- conferences, trips to various federal events to pla-
jects in this publication. ces throughout the country, sometimes even bey-
During the preparation of the Almanac, we also ond its borders. In the end, we unanimously agreed
thought about whom it would actually be for. In the The Almanac could also attract the professional ma- that we also make the Almanac for ourselves, sim-
end, we agreed that it should primarily be for CAIM nagement public, because interim management is al- ply for our own pleasure.
members. For those „seniors“ who could help revive ready an integral part of Czech management as such.
the memory of events they have experienced with Managers can draw inspiration, lessons, as well as The introductory chapters of the Almanac explain
during the 10 years of CAIM‘s existence and of which contacts and bonds for their daily work from it. For what interim management is, how it works and how
many of them were also direct participants. In the many of them, who at a certain age and stage of pro- it originated. Several pages are devoted to the very
end, many of those active in the Almanac will find fessional life find that they no longer want to be just foundation of the association and the founders. The
their names mentioned in the description of the in- a small gear in the corporate machinery, but want largest part is an overview of events in the individual
dividual events. For those who joined CAIM later, the to be able to apply the knowledge and experience years of CAIM‘s operation. An attractive part could be
following pages could bring the inspiration or even gained so far without the limits of corporate systems company stories, which you will find in a chronologi-
a set bar that encourages competition and overco- and internal company policy, interim management cally arranged overview of activities when they re-
ming milestones and boundaries. can be the starting point for their further career. late to a certain year, and others, multi-year or more

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