A recent series of surveys by IpsosMori for the Interim Managers’ Association has estimated that the UK interim management market is now worth an estimated £1bn in terms of the value of fees spent on interim managers Furthermore, there is a growing trend for interim managers to be used in more strategic leadership and change […]

Life as an Interim Manager
Malcolm Smith has been an interim manager for two and a half years. Here, he shares his experiences and advice for anyone thinking about a move in to interim management. Malcolm is currently Interim Director of Regeneration at the London Borough of Lewisham.
1. What is your background?
I started as a […]

Making the decision to “take the kings shilling” effectively meant to become the king’s man – to eschew all of your decisions and role in life to that point. When one considers it in the context of interim management versus a permanent role it becomes slightly less dramatic yet nonetheless interesting.
Now that the corporate world […]

Interim management has traditionally been seen as a reactive response to organisational failure. Increasingly, a new breed of interims are emerging – people who regard interim management as a career and have transferable leadership skills to work across sectors. Building in organisational capacity to accommodate career interims ‘as part of the solution’ is discussed.
Interim management […]