Derek McCracken
- Specialism: Providing Strategic Operational cross sector support to manufacturing and service companies
- Track Record: Trading for 20 years as DJ McCracken providing interim support to organisations in aviation, medical, defence, marine, packaging and construction
- Offer: I partner with CEO’s and MD’s providing support to the operations function. I work closely with the operations and associated teams providing support and direction through change and growth challenges
- Derek says: “Making change happen through people”
- Try me (derekmccracken.com)
Having had the privilege of being a successful interim manager with some 30+ assignments spanning over 20 years, I felt the time was right to take this experience and partner with a small select number of organisations through the portfolio concept. The idea of supporting a small number of client companies simultaneously has always appealed to me.
I came across Charles McLachlan’s posts on Linkedin and these certainly made me think more about putting actions to my thoughts. I made contact and began the journey of transition.
My first success was a previous client who knew me from my interim management days. The Portfolio Executive approach required me to re-position myself from this client’s perspective but the previously established relationship enabled me to make a transition in terms of time allocated and benefit.
Having worked extensively as an interim manager in a wide range of roles, learning to be adaptable and agile has benefited me as I moved towards a portfolio approach. Re-positioning my thinking from being known as a successful results-driven Interim Manager to becoming a successful benefit-orientated Portfolio Executive has been my single biggest challenge.
Experience is experience, and learning to see the value proposition from a different perspective has been extremely beneficial for me, and has allowed me to be successful in transition to the Portfolio Executive workstyle.
Looking to the future, I would like to consider associated support options, online and in person, for managers in my area of expertise. My passion is to see potential leaders of the future emerge.