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Titles. Most CEOs are an urgent breed. | by Gokul Rajaram | Medium

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Every CEO I know laments how they need to instill a stronger sense of urgency in their company around every single thing, to get things done faster. However, there is one very important thing they should have zero urgency around. In fact, they should try to delay it as much as possible; ideally, forever. I’m talking about titles. Specifically, Director-level and higher (Senior Director, VP, SVP) titles. I’m talking about building a company of several thousand people where not one person is a Director, Senior Director, VP, SVP or EVP. I’m talking about building a culture where scope and impact — not titles — are recognized and celebrated. To illustrate the state of titles among tech companies, I submit the following email that I received from a CEO: “After speaking with a few successful founders that I trust, it’s clear that to become a billion dollar company, a VP of Engineering is CRITICAL for the application we’re trying to build at this stage. Is there someone you know or can you he

Titles Gokul Rajaram 8 min read · May 11, 2017 -- 32 Listen Share Most CEOs are an urgent breed. Every CEO I know laments how they need to instill a stronger sense of urgency in their company around every single thing, to get things done faster. However, there is one very important thing they should have zero urgency around. In fact, they should try to delay it as much as possible; ideally, forever. I’m talking about titles. Specifically, Director-level and higher (Senior Director, VP, SVP) titles. I’m talking about building a company of several thousand people where not one person is a Direct

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