You need to be a subscriber to read today’s column, but it’s priceless–on why academics make poor managers. I’ve posted the on-line discussion as a link and will post the full piece in several weeks when it makes its way onto the freebie site.
Money line:
“Things are made worse when one considers the type of person who gets the dean’s (or principal’s) job. They tend to be respected academics who have risen tot he top by the power of their research–and the determination of their networking. They may have little notion of how to manage things”
Jim
Discoverers and Discoveries 