Going from Dev to manager....

[wolle]

Also, what are the concerns you would have in being promoted to such a position?

The developer-to-manager transition used to be the only way to get promoted but I think this has been changing for a while. In many companies people are rather encouraged to keep doing what they do best and are being promoted within that capacity with more responsibilities, higher salary and fancier job titles. I can see a trend where middle management is shrinking and replaced by exceptional individuals who lead informally by competence. At least in younger companies.

http://panmore.com/google-organizati...tional-culture