Thank you very much Tom. We spoke today and I threw out "Executive Director of Operations" and he is going to sleep on it. In our area of the country, a "Director of Operations" is often the "Maintenance Guy" or "Transportation & Facilities Guy", it rarely includes the Financial & IT part of the portfolio. I think ED of Ops speaks more to that. Worth a shot.
And thanks for the kind words. Call me whatever you want, I'm very excited about this new portfolio of responsiblities. I can't wait to get started.
Is there Flexibility in the Title yet?
James22
Congratulations on the promotion.
If the job description or new title is flexible…one could argue for explicitly statingyou remain the senior-most IT leader or have the title “Director of Operations and CIO”, “Chief Information and Operations Officer”, or “Director of Operations and Information Technology”. I can see why, however, you would see how a COO title fits. I *personally* do not concern myself too much with titles—the portfolio of responsibilities speaks more loudly when I go into interviews.
There are casts which may fit your situation too:
https://www.manager-tools.com/2011/04/how-manage-a-disgruntled-non-prom…
https://www.manager-tools.com/2017/06/retaining-disgruntled-staff-new-m…
https://www.manager-tools.com/2012/01/i-am-a-former-peer
In reply to Is there Flexibility in the Title yet? by Tom Hausmann
Thank you very much Tom. We
Thank you very much Tom. We spoke today and I threw out "Executive Director of Operations" and he is going to sleep on it. In our area of the country, a "Director of Operations" is often the "Maintenance Guy" or "Transportation & Facilities Guy", it rarely includes the Financial & IT part of the portfolio. I think ED of Ops speaks more to that. Worth a shot.
And thanks for the kind words. Call me whatever you want, I'm very excited about this new portfolio of responsiblities. I can't wait to get started.