The present dire economic environment has greatly affected business and
the opportunities for advancement or even holding a job. Even
universities, although not directly in business, are feeling the impact
of diminishing endowments, resulting in lower disposable funds and
reduction in innovative, unproven programs, which, in the past, often
led to breakthroughs. These conditions we hope are only temporary, and
they will not affect careers in the long run. This book is written to
guide the reader on how to progress in his or her chosen career, how to
reach a high position in which one is actually in charge of a unit,
department, school, or business and how to run it successfully.