All management positions are not created equal. If you are offered an opportunity for advancement, make sure you look at the whole picture before plunging in.
One of the biggest keys to protecting yourself is to look at the turnover in the past from that position. Has it been a revolving door that person after person has went through, or has there been only a few over a number of years?
The reason for that question is because some positions can be a buffer between lack of results within a division or region of the company that may shield a poor upper management person. They use the position to buffer them from being found out as not being able to do the job.
So after finding out about the history of the position and why people or the person is being replaced, then you can on to another important question to ask yourself: Is the job possible to do? Are you being set up for failure? Has the job been possibly consolidated with another job to save money?
If these things come up in your research, don't be afraid to negotiate the scope of the position. It is one thing to be ambitious in a positive way, it's another to take on something that no human being could possibly do. Understand the scope of the job and specific requirements before just jumping in.
Now, there is the other opposite of this problem, which is possibly the job is too limiting, and not really big enough for what can actually handle. In that case negotiate a larger field of responsibility that can fit with your abilities and personal makeup.
Take these things into account and you should enter into a satisfying management position in the company.
Have you ever taken management positions that have set you up for failure?
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