Whereas high nAch seems not to be related to managerial success in a bureaucracy, it is strongly related to success as an entrepreneur (Boyatzis, 1982). As for technical managers, the LMP did not predict who was more or less likely to be promoted to higher levels of management in the company, but verbal fluency clearly did. These individuals were probably promoted for their technical competencies, among which was the ability to explain what they know. When these findings are considered, along with those for the MSCS, one conclusion is that both the need for power and the willingness to exert power may be important for managerial success only in situations where technical expertise is not critical (Cornelius & Lane, 1984).