Because university administrators are often (not always but often) absolutely terrible managers, terrible leaders, and have really no clue how many of the organ

Because university administrators are often (not always but often) absolutely terrible managers, terrible leaders, and have really no clue how many of the organizational things they are in charge of work. I don't think its malicious I think its...just lack of thinking. I don't mean that as an insult, sincerely. They are typically very very good at what they are trained to do - research - they just aren't trained for this. It is unfortunate that the programs that do exist for training them often do not deliver meaningful training. Some schools have even stopped giving (unless requested) quarterly statements on grant accounts to faculty. I was told that such things were 'difficult' for faculty to understand and led to many questions and confusion. As an example: The Big 10 Academic Leadership Program Seminar https://www.btaa.org/docs/default-source/leadershipdev/seminar-i-agenda-2017.pdf?sfvrsn=a2955b89_59 https://www.btaa.org/docs/default-source/leadershipdev/semin... 2.5 days First day (12pm-8pm): a 45min 'conversation' a 1hr talk on 'the pragmatics of leadership' a 1:15 panel on the role of the arts in diversity and inclusion everything else is social. Second Day (8am-9pm): 1:15 Issues confronting US universities 1:45 freedom of expression and inclusive campus 1:15 public engagement in academia 1 hr 'conversation' with University president. The rest is social, breaks, field trips, tours, etc. TL:DR: in 2.5 days, there is approximately 8 hours of content most of which is just someone in a position of authority's opinion/experience.