Good management involves much more than intelligence, however. For example,
making the department genius a manager can be disastrous if that genius lacks
technical skills, human skills, or one other factor known as the motivation to manage.
Motivation to manage is an assessment of how motivated employees are to interact
with superiors, participate in competitive situations, behave assertively toward others,
tell others what to do, reward good behavior and punish poor behavior, perform
actions that are highly visible to others, and handle and organize administrative
tasks. Managers typically have a stronger motivation to manage than their subordinates,
and managers at higher levels usually have a stronger motivation to manage
than managers at lower levels. Furthermore, managers with a stronger motivation
to manage are promoted faster, are rated as better managers by their employees, and
earn more money than managers with a weak motivation to manage.