What’s in a Title?

Joe Milner 12 May 2012

Joe Milner

Student… Father… Program Manager…Panelist… Eagle Scout… Sales Associate… Cashier… Cub Scout Pack Committee Chairman… Senior Software Engineer… Customer… Custom Architect… Graduate Student… Project Manager… Senior Product Manager… Driver… Business Analyst… Senior Staff Systems Engineer… President… Elder… Treasurer… Teacher… Friend… Member… Mentor… Friend… Signatory…Office Manager…Temporary Sheet Metal Bender…

What’s next?

Senior Staff Systems Engineer / Business Analyst

Program Manager??

Lead Program Integrator.

Program Lead Program Integrator.

Lead Program Lead Program Integrator???

Ability to start over.

Why do we need titles?

A nut bar by any name would

taste as horrible…

Resume…

Stereotyping!

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BAD.

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Some titles are easy…

Doctor Plumber

Violinist

Other titles are hard.

Mechanic Mechanical Engineer

Other titles are hard.

Electrician Electrical Engineer

1. So how do you approach titles?

2. What title do you want in your career?

How rare is the title?

Rare titles are Valuableand encourage Respect.

His Holiness

the Fourteent

hDalai

Lama of Tibet

Some titles are common.

Cashier

Common titles don’t

mean much.

Don’t make titles too rare.

If everyone is special, nobody

is…

Don’t destroy the

value of titles to quickly identify roles.

How do you get the title?

1. Education

2. Experience

Value of a title

Titles directly tied to compensation:Presidential Chair

Titles divorced from compensation:Scout Master

Titles somewhat tied to compensation:

Professor

Be careful of legal issues.

Engineer

Physician

Attorney

Realtor

Best Key:Don’t Forget Ownership.

It all becomes clear

Mechanic Mechanical Engineer

•No college necessary.•USDOL: $38,560•In US: 589,750•Owns: Fixing cars that are broken

•Graduate degree norm.•USDOL: $83,550•In US: 238,260•Owns: Designing new cars

It all becomes clear

Electrician

Electrical Engineer

•Apprenticeship required legally.•USDOL: $52,910•In US: 512,290•Owns: Installing wiring

•Graduate degree norm.•USDOL: $89,200•In US: 154,250•Owns: Designing electronics

Crazy titles, anyone?

Forbes

Director of Chaos (Berkshire Hathaway)

CEO of Love (Yahoo)

Director of Culture (Southwest Airlines)

Chief Troublemaker (Matrix International)

???

http://www.forbes.com/2006/11/01/leadership-jobs-careers-lead-managing-cx_tw_1101titles.html

CEO of Love

Thoughts?