Interim management is a powerful resourcing option because of the following features:

• Speed: Interim managers can be in place within days, having an immediate effect and be productive from the first day
• Experience: Interim managers will be well qualified for the position and have immense experience of comparable challenges, minimising any risk and maximising the opportunity for success.
• Objectivity: Unencumbered by any previous involvement in the company, its processes or politics, interim managers provide a fresh perspective and concentrate on what’s best for the business.
• Accountability: Rather than taking on an advisory role interim managers will implement and manage a business or project in their own right, taking full responsibility.
• Effectiveness: Operating at, or near, board level gives interim managers the authority to effect significant change or transition.
• Commitment: Interim managers are not looking for a permanent position, preferring the challenge of different assignments. They take great pride in maintaining the highest standards and they know that they are only ever as good as the last job.