The Rise of the Interim Executive is the first book to unlock the Interim Executive marketplace for executives. It provides insights, guidance, tips and case studies to help you proactively explore whether Interim Executive is right for you and, more importantly, if you have the right mindset for it. Drawing from their experience in global Interim Executive Search, Jacinta Whelan and Caroline McAuliffe offer a simple framework based on three fundamental principles (Environment, Executive, Experience) to give you the tools to navigate the challenges and achieve success in the next phase of your career.

The purpose of this book is to provide insight and guidance on how to navigatebeing a successful Interim Executive.The three parts of this publication explore different aspects of work, theworker and the workplace using our 3E Framework: The Environment, TheExecutive and The Experience.? The Environment section examines the macro reasons behind the shift.This section delves into the history and the facts and figures.? The Executive section works through your individual reasons andmotivations for working this way.? The Experience section unpacks the nuts and bolts of what it lookslike if you choose this way of working. It explores how to create aprosperous and sustainable practice for yourself.

The business world has changed beyond all recognition in recent years. New skills, insights, tools, technologies and best practice have emerged. The Capstone Encyclopaedia of Business brings all of this progress together, distilling the facts and essential information into one single volume. It represents the most up-to-date, authoritative and accessible guide to the modern business world available, providing a gateway to the state of the art in marketing, finance, strategy, leadership, people management and beyond. The Capstone Encyclopaedia of Business is organized alphabetically into over 1,000 entries covering the whole spectrum of business and management including: business terms - concepts - thinkers - practitioners organizations - brands - companies Each entry provides a sharp, incisive overview of the subject and, crucially, points to how the ideas can be put into practice. The Capstone Encyclopaedia of Business makes sense of the new world of business, embracing the best of the new and the most robust of the old. The first one-volume, accessibly-priced reference book for business in years. Kicks off this exciting new series and will anchor Capstone as the one stop shop for busy professionals. Key title in large promotion including web site and extract mailings. Internationally-recognized editorial board. Annual updates will occur making this a classic key title to keep on the shelves.

Thousands of brilliant business ideas are launched into the world of work every day. But how can business leaders know which ideas are the ones that will really drive the business full steam ahead? From scientific management to knowledge management and from the agile organization to the virtual organization, Des Dearlove describes each idea, shows how it has been applied practically and gives alternative interpretations and definitions from the sceptics.

This history of Cass Business School, part of City University in the UK, contrasts its humble beginnings with its present high international standing. The author traces its rise through the ranks of business schools and identifies themes and factors to share with those leading and changing similar institutions in a highly competitive world.

This book focuses on the important and growing field of interim management. The book responds to some very basic questions involved in making a transition to management from a systems perpsective. It raises the issues related to embarking on a career that determines the future of society and draws your attention to the need for integrating organizational purposes with people and processes. It also explores the seven management hats hat every manager wears and which may equire changing at a moment's notice.