Purpose: The purpose of this article is to define the use of interim executives in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach: A thought leadership approach is adopted for this article. Findings: The article describes the common misconceptions, potential pitfalls and the benefits of hiring an...

The rapid emergence of China and India as prime locations for low-cost manufacturing has led some analysts to conclude that manufacturers in the "old economies"-the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Japan-are being edged out of a profitable future. But if countries that historically have been at the...

Action learning can be used as a vehicle of change as well as for personal development. This article explores the initial analysis of organisational issues and outcomes desired by the client organisation. The overall requirement was to select and apply a method of change and development which...