The usual story
Senior executives size their teams (in terms of volume and quality of talent) at budget time, anticipating a rate of progress on existing business opportunities, as well as possible business challenges. Over time, they continue to weigh talent against opportunities to ensure the maximum results given their level of resources

Smart thinking
However, when the next-to-be-addressed business problem (i.e. exceeding resources) is important, or the value of additional talent is high, intelligent senior executives mobilise external support

When you want

• Additional talent for the short term (“arms and legs”)
• A depth of specialised skills and access to a broad experience base
• An external perspective
• A collaborative approach
• Results quickly
• To bound and control risk
• To build skills and capabilities as well as solve the problem
• To specialise in crucial business activities and outsource the routine

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