This study discovers leadership and management praxis in teacher education programs in the MIMAROPA, Philippines. Using the semi-structured in-depth interviews, data are collected and subjected to cool and warm analyses yielding a set of themes and sub-themes that define what these academic bureaucrats consider to be looked-for praxis. Thirty Five (35) department chairs from the selected state universities/colleges have been represented in this study. The investigation results generated three kits of change ((PPE): permissive change, projected change, and elicited change. Thus, label the common and critical occurrences which create the onset knowledge and experience, and the significant conflicts that are witnessed in the tertiary school education. This article aims to add to the rising body of research on leadership and management, particularly on the praxis of the academic bureaucrats. Finally, verdicts of this study could potentially serve as knowledge-avenue for college deans and directors in choosing and developing department chair’s competencies and managerial skills.