Chief Receptionist Officer? Title Inflation Hits the C-Suite

We’re all familiar with titles like chief executive officer, chief financial officer and chief operating officer. We have even grown used to chief technology officer, chief marketing officer and chief diversity officer. But what about chief talent officer, chief cultural officer, chief innovation officer, chief privacy officer, chief apology officer and chief geek, to name just some of the more contemporary titles in today’s companies? On the surface, this looks like title inflation — an overabundance of C-level jobs that cheapen the prestige that used to go along with promotions. Yet according to several Wharton faculty members, there is more to this story than inflated egos. >>>Click here to read more

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Playing Favorites — Romantic or Otherwise — Is a Messy Game in the Workplace

The fact that favoritism in the workplace exists is not news, but in high-profile cases, it often makes the news. Two years ago, for example, Harry C. Stonecipher was forced to resign the presidency of aerospace giant Boeing over a relationship with a Boeing executive. This spring, World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz had to resign after being accused of arranging a big raise and promotion for a woman with whom he was having a relationship.  >>read the rest of the story

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Dealing with Orgainsational Change: Can emotional intelligence enhance organisational learning

Abstract

Organisational learning is a method of successfully dealing with continuous change.
Emotional aspects of change, however, are not addressed in any detail. This articles delves into the emotional aspect of change and its implications.

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