title: Why acting managers rarely survive.
abstract: Can acting managers win the job? Or are the scales tipped so far in the outside candidates' favor that it's not worth venturing into this shaky territory? If you want to be your former boss' successor, take note of the cautionary tales offered here. From power and control issues to strategies for protecting yourself if the unmentionable happens--you lose the position to some outsider--insights are offered on why you should think twice about accepting the acting manager job.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D007586:Job Application; D008486:Physician Executives; D011209:Power, Psychological; D014481:United States