I like this post from Jory over on Pause called, A job I want someday – Chief Culture Officer. Check it out. I could argue both sides of this argument.
Yes, the need for a CCO is there. People do there best work in healthy and thriving cultures. And a major barrier to change is often the organizational culture – its strong and broad reaching habits and back-channel beliefs and habits.
On the other hand, having a CCO seems a bit like a cop out for managers and leaders. I believe that all managers and leaders – at all levels in the organization – are CCOs. Or they ought to be. This is a fundamental part of the job and I could argue the most important part.
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Posted on 28. December 2009 at 10:31
Just the title alone prepares you to be the scapegoat most expendable postion when things go awry. Just pass responsibility for corporate culture away from management onto the sorry back of your Chief Culture Officer.
Bottom line- Chief Culture Officer should be the CEO, period.