Consider the following case. There wasn't much that David Wood couldn't do. He

was an excellent teacher, a dedicated scholar, and a good department chair. He had

been called to the chancellor's office to comment on a new curriculum proposal,

one his faculty and he had discussed, and one they firmly opposed. The chancellor

began the meeting by commenting on the excellent administrative work that David

had been doing and on the possibility that he might be considered for a deanship

that was opening up soon. David had always wanted to be a dean. He voiced very

mild objection to the curriculum proposal and then promised to try to convince his

faculty to support it.

Moving from an academic position into an administrative position or from any

technical position into an administrative position puts you in a different world, one

with greater complexity and different pressures. What are some of the factors that

affect those holding managerial jobs as opposed to technical jobs?