Interim management is a flexible, short-term executive solution with long-term benefits for organisations and businesses going through change. Over recent years it has become an established executive resource strategy for enterprises and organisations in the private and public sector.

Interim management is the provision of highly qualified senior executives and managers, on a short-term basis to rapidly and effectively manage a business need or specific change project. It is increasingly acknowledged as one of the most flexible and immediately effective resourcing solutions for instant access to top talent and a powerful alternative to traditional resourcing and consultancy solutions.

Growing at up to 20% per annum, the demand for Interim Managers is being driven by the need among organisations for someone who can drive through change by managing business critical projects. Interims are dedicated to their full-time profession and have knowledge of how to approach problems, coupled with an ability to quickly become productive in demanding situations.

Interim Managers are talented people. They have to be highly experienced in line management. They have to be able to adapt rapidly to new cultures and operational processes and they have to be results driven with dedication to leading change and making a difference. For this reason, interim management is not suited to everyone.

Unlike Management Consultants, an Interim is not paid to advise a team, it is paid to advise a team and then work with them to deliver results against a tight brief. Interims are strategic, but also hands-on; they are implementers, which is another reason they are so valued. Interims are not only more cost-effective than traditional Management Consultants; they deliver results, not just analysis and body shopping.