How will the staff respond to an interim executive? What about our members or stakeholders?   TMC's professional interim executives are experienced senior organizational leaders. We pay close attention to the personal and organizational dynamics that occur in organizations in transition as well as our own impact on those systems. Our approach and sensitivity provides a calming effect and creates a needed balance for staff, members, and external stakeholders. For the staff being without competent leadership is like being on a ship without a captain – it is hard to know where they are going and how they are going to get there. Elected leaders who choose to hire an outside interim executive typically are applauded by all stakeholders for acting boldly and not letting the organization drift without effective professional leadership.