There are a lot of abbreviations for top leadership
positions that contain the words “Chief and Officer” in the title. It may be
confusing to keep the players straight. It may help to explain that a corporate
officer holds a management-level
position, such as a President, Vice President, or General Manager. Other common positions
include:
·
CEO – Chief
Executive Officer – This
person is the highest ranking corporate officer. They are the head of
management for an organization. They report to the board of
directors. They make high-level decisions about policy and strategy. The
people that report to the CEO include: The CBDO (Chief Business
Development Officer), CFO (Chief Financial Officer), COO (Chief Operating
Officer), CMO (Chief Marketing Officer), CIO (Chief Information Officer), CCO
(Chief Communications Officer), CLO (Chief Legal Officer), CTO (Chief
Technology Officer), CRO (Chief Risk Officer), CCO (Chief Creative Officer),
CCO (Chief Compliance Officer), CAE (Chief Audit Executive), CDO (Chief
Diversity Officer), and CHRO (Chief Human Resources Officer). Steve Jobs
was an example of a top CEO. To find out more about these other chief officer positions, click
here. Check out: The Best Performing CEO’s in the
World.
·
COO – Chief Operating Officer – This
person is responsible for the day to day operations or an organization.
Not all companies have one. In 2006 more than 60
percent of Fortune 500 companies did not have a COO. This person may also be called the company’s
President. This person could be thought of as the second in command
behind the Chairman or CEO. An example of a top COO is: Tim
Cook was the COO for Apple before replacing Steve Jobs as CEO. Check out: List of Famous Chief Operating
Officers.
·
CFO – Chief
Financial Officer – This
person manages the corporation’s financial risk. They deal with data
analysis, financial planning and record keeping. Although they report to
the CEO, they may also sit on the board of directors. Peter Oppenheimer is Apple’s CFO. Check out: Bonus Babies . . . The Best Paid
CFO’s.
·
CMO – Chief
Marketing Officer – This
person is the head of sales, product development and all things
marketing-related. The CMO can report to either the CEO or COO. Their job
is to obtain growth through sales and marketing. The CMO has become more
commonly discussed in recent years. Check out: The
Chief Marketing Officer . . . A new Boardroom Role.
·
CIO – Chief
Information Officer – This
person is the head of information technology. They may report to the CEO,
CFO or COO. They must create strategic goals to increase information
accessibility and manage integrated systems. The CIO and CTO roles are
often confused. Check out: What
is the Difference Between CIO and CTO.
There may be other chief officers’ positions in other
industries as well. For example in hospitals there could be a CMO (Chief
Medical Officer), a CNO (Chief Nursing Officer) and a CMIO (Chief Medical
Informatics Officer).
Crazy Jobs Around The World
You Won’t Believe Actually Exist
As kids, we've always been asked this question and our mad-cap answers
answers have made our parents smile. But little did they know that most of what
we said were actually full-fledged professions (there's even a job where you
have to sleep).
Here's a list of 21 such crazy jobs across the globe that you will not
believe exist:
1. Professional Pusher
Japan is indeed a hardworking nation. It makes sure that all its people
reach work on time and that's why Japan has employed people to push others onto
trains so that nobody's late for work. I love this country!
2. Rental Boyfriend
In Tokyo, if you have the
money, finding a boyfriend is as easy as it gets. I don't really know what all
the boyfriend will do, but it sure sounds fun. I'll be shifting to Tokyo the
day the Japanese come up with the concept of 'Rental Girlfriends'.
3. Professional Stand-In-Liner
As long as there are queues in
the world, Narabiyas (Japanese for
stand-in-liners) will never be out of fashion. These freelancers will happily
wait in long queues for you as long as you pay them some money.
4. Professional Sleeper
My first reaction when I came
across this job was... Wow! You actually get
paid to... Sleep! Professional Sleepers doze off while scientists conduct
research on sleep disorders. This has to be undoubtedly the most comfortable
job on the planet.
5. Wedding Guest
This is a part-time job in Japan where people double up as wedding guests.
Don't believe me? Here's an ad. Ask a Japanese friend to translate and you'll
know. Apart from
the money, they also get free food.
6. Vomit Cleaner
Some roller coasters dip, rise and turn at such crazy angles that your
breakfast is bound to come out the wrong way. Amusement park owners knew this
fact and thus this job came into being.
Q. Why would anyone do this
job? A. Free
rides.
7. Deodorant Tester
You have a habit of poking your nose into other people's business. Well,
these people poke their noses into other people's armpits to test the
odour-fighting powers of deodorants. Now that's what you call a stinking job.
8. Water Slide Tester
All play and no work makes Jack a dull boy. Not in this case, because
Jack's work involves a lot of playing in water. Water Slide Testers have to
check all aspects of safety and make sure these rides are absolutely safe.
There's always medical insurance for those who break a bone or two.
9. Paper Towel Sniffer
Paper towel manufacturers leave no stone unturned (loosely translated to
leave no roll unsniffed) in ensuring that their rolls don't smell foul before,
during and after use. How do they check for any unwanted smell after use? Gross!
10. Chicken Sexer
Sure, there are chics involved, but still there's nothing sexy about this
job. A chicken sexer's job is to identify the gender of a baby chicken. That's about it.
11. Professional Cuddler
If you happen to be in Japan and are missing your girlfriend, just shell
out some cash and you get to cuddle and sleep next to a Japanese woman. Just cuddle, mind you.
12. Pet Food Taster
Whoever came up with this job must be a true-blue animal lover or someone
who likes to chew weird-tasting food. Do animals and humans have similar taste
buds?
13. Professional Mourner
You'll need these mourners if nobody gave a damn about you when you were
alive. It's sad that you won't be able to see them mourn for you because you'd
be in the coffin.
14. Cuidacarro
You'll meet a cuidacarro when you park your car in Costa Rica.
His job isn't as complicated as it sounds. All a cuidacarro does is watch your car when you are
gone so that nobody steals it (unless he himself has taken a fancy to it).
15. Furniture Tester
As long as the furniture's not made of cactus, this job's pretty cool. You
have to sit, wriggle and sleep on the furniture to asses its comfort. This job is so cool that it's weird.
16. Wrinkle Chaser
The name says it all. Wrinkle
chasers make sure there are no creases on shoes when they are whisked out of
the factory. Yeah, I said that right - shoes . How
else do you think those high-heels look so classy?
21. Bicycle Fishers
Amsterdam is the most bicycle friendly capital city of the world. It's no
surprise then that a lot of these two-wheelers end up in one of the canals,
thus giving rise to another profession - the bicycle fisher. Each year
Amsterdam fishes out around 14,000 rusty bikes from its waterways.
