More and more businesses are employing interim directors to see them through difficult transitions, to fill temporary gaps at the top management level, to oversee projects with a finite timeline, or just to boost their internal management resources. The market for interim directors is booming. But how do you get work as an interim director? And when you have secured an appointment, what next? Alasdair Drysdale has spent 20 years in interim management, with experience of over 40 projects in over 20 industry sectors across 5 continents. In this book he recounts the lessons he has learnt along the way, and uses the projects he has worked on to illustrate the way the job works (or doesn't work). The book is packed with practical advice for the aspiring or practising interim manager. The book is divided into four parts. The first two parts include 40 case studies of interim management in practice. The third part sets out the author's "ten commandments" for interim directors - the do's and don'ts that will guide you to a successful career in the field. The final part provides practical advice on how to get work as an interim director. Together the book offers a comprehensive and invaluable reference for anyone interested in this growing area of executive management.

"Alasdair Drysdale gives a real insight into what interim directors, managers and executives actually do ... With disarming honesty and pragmatism, he litters his tome with nuggets of advice on what works and occasionally doesn't work, in practice." Ad van der Rest, Chairman of the Institute of Interim Management (IIM) "The book is a gold mine, not to be missed, even if you buy it just for 'The 10 commandments' and 'How to get work'." Geoff Eades, International Business Turnaround Executive and a member of the Institute For Turnaround (IFT)