“Whenever you see a successful business, someone made a courageous decision.” Peter Drucker
Chief Culture Officer: “[This is] a role that is becoming more necessary as hiring becomes more competitive. These people are responsible for making a company a place where everyone wants to work.” – Ryan Farley, co-founder, LawnStarter
Responsibilities of a CCO include (but are not limited to):
- Safeguarding company’s mission and aligning talent strategy with mission;
- Definition of organizational goals and effective alignment of departments;
- Liaison between employees and other C-level executives;
- Tone-setter for communication;
- Establishing an emotional connection for employees, execs, and the organization as whole;
- Keeping employees engaged and aligned with mission.
1. Who should be the CCO of a company?
A. The HR Manager?
B. The CEO?
C. Another member of the management team? Which one? _______________________________
2. Is it advisable to recruit a CCO from outside the company?
A. Yes
B. No
Why Yes / No? _____________________________________________________________
3. Can you outsource the CCO function?
A. Yes
B. No
Why Yes / No? _____________________________________________________________
4. Do companies need a CCO at all?
A. Yes, all of them
B. Only the large companies
C. No, they don’t
D. Under circumstances ______________________________________________________
Please feel free to share your opinion by answering the questions in a comment or by taking the short online poll.
Thank you!
Featured photography & copyright: Flavia Dobraca
Bibliography:
5 Ways to Become the Chief Culture Officer, Paul Baribeau
Why Your CEO Must Also Be the Company’s Chief Culture Officer, Too, Dr.Edward Marshall
CHIEF CULTURE OFFICER: JOB DESCRIPTION, SALARY & ROI, Andrew Fayad
Spock: The Ultimate Chief Culture Officer, Meghan M. Biro
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