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Can anyone offer alternatives to the title Coordinator that does not include Manager or Leader? We have created a new role for a Partner in our firm which has more leadership responsibility, but for p
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Coordinator vs. Manager Title
posted at 1/10/2002 5:39 AM EST
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Can anyone offer alternatives to the title Coordinator that does not include Manager or Leader? We have created a new role for a Partner in our firm which has more leadership responsibility, but for political reasons, the COO does not want the title to be Manger or Leader and prefers Coordinator. I think Coordinator deflates the position. Any suggestions on alternative titles? |
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Coordinator vs. Manager Title
posted at 1/10/2002 9:15 AM EST
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So typical of many companies! If the position has more "leadership" responsibility, what is the problem with calling this person "lead" or "manager"? It looks like a case of giving a much lesser title so you can perhaps use that to not pay that person what the position truly deserves.
I've been in the position of the person who is being given the added responsibility and that is what happens to me. I showed that I could perform management duties and was being a leader in my department but they wanted to call me a coordinator as well! How vague and limiting is that title? Needless to say, I left the company because they didn't pay me for what I was doing -- management. |
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Coordinator vs. Manager Title
posted at 1/10/2002 9:19 AM EST
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One more thing about titles. In the position I was referring to above where I was not given the title I thought fit my position, I remember the conversation I had when we were talking about titles. He said, "Why are you making such a big deal about titles? A title is a title. If everyone was hung up on titles we'd have to start paying you & everyone more money..." Turn it around and ask yourself that question if you were in that position. |
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Coordinator vs. Manager Title
posted at 1/11/2002 1:51 AM EST
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Sorry--I hit "post" before I was actually done with my message (it's been a REALLY long week!). Anyway, I agree with the above post, that if the individual will be responsible for management duties, that "manager" should be in the title somewhere. A title should be as descriptive as possible. |
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Coordinator vs. Manager Title
posted at 1/15/2002 4:04 AM EST
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Typically, if the individual has one or more employees working under him, his title should be "Manager." "Administrator" insinuates many of the same responsibilities as a manager minus the management of subordinate employees. "Coordinator" tends to imply more of an entry-level position, and, thus, can be offensive to one with higher responsibilities and more experience. Because I don't know this person's job description, I can't give specific advice on the most appropriate title for this individual. I do agree that the title should match the responsibilities regardless of "political issues" or personal issues he may have with your boss. Depending on the job description, "Representative", "Officer", or "Executive" might also work. |
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Coordinator vs. Manager Title
posted at 1/15/2002 4:30 AM EST
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"Administrator" is a pretty general title. Some administrators supervise others, some do not. The title doesn't give you a clue as to if they do or not. I've seen one company who call their secretaries "Office Service Administrators"!
My title is Lead Administrator; I manage 2 office and 2 administrative assistants. The title was changed company wide from Administrative Operations Manager. I prefer the latter title because it is more descriptive of the position. I've had some of our consultants describe my position as "Business Manager" as well. It's harder to pick a title for a position where the job duties are not known. In your case, since the COO doesn't want the title to be "manager" or "lead", I highly doubt he/she will go with "officer" or "executive" either. Perhaps "representative" may be acceptable even though I don't believe it's descriptive of a leadership/management position. "Administrator" may work. If the person will have employees working under his/her direction and has the responsibility of hiring, firing, training and counseling these employees, then I firmly believe the title should have "manager" or "lead" in the title. |
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Coordinator vs. Manager Title
posted at 1/17/2002 1:46 AM EST
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Try going to monster.com and search on job titles...
Try salary.com or other websites like that which offer job titles in order to get a more accurate assessment of the market wages. I agree Administrator could be better than coordinator - maybe office administrator, or something that shows the level of "administration" they work with. |
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Coordinator vs. Manager Title
posted at 1/22/2002 3:44 AM EST
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I agree with the Administrator job title. Manager infers that there are direct reports to the position, and that the person directly manages not only those direct reports, but the workload as well. Like the other poster above, without knowing the total job description, it would be tough to appropriately agree on a correct title. Also, in response to the Director title, I would say no to that. A Director, as it has been in my work experience, is the manager of the entire department. |
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