Wednesday, June 2  

Job titles

....and speaking of food

I'm off to a business lunch tomorrow in Brisbane (100 km up the road). I'm at a table of 10. All Executive Directors, CEO, Big Chiefs, whatever the bosses' title is.

And I'm on this table because my title is "Executive Director".

It doesn't matter that one of the other guys at the table could buy my business 100 times out of his petty cash. Or that another one has a business with 50 times the turnover of mine.

Executive Directors talk with Executive Directors. Senior Managers talk with Senior Managers. Secretaries talk with Secretaries.

People tend to find their perceived "level" and feel comfortable talking with others on that "level".

I've never been big on job titles

I've never been big on job titles, but they can make a difference. They can get your foot in the door. Or in my case, at the table talking with 9 guys I want to meet.

Cheers. I'll have an extra bit of dessert for you!

Brendon