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Originally posted by 33girl
Just to point out that (as far as I know) headquarters staff, exec directors, foundation heads etc are not elected by the voting body of the GLO - they are hired employees or appointed volunteers. They do not make policy for the GLO.
So Erik - maybe CEO isn't really the term you want - how about Comptroller?
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Well, comptroller may be worse, as the term usually applies to the person in charge of finances, not in charge of the whole show.
Personally, I find the use of the term "CEO" when applied to volunteer-run non-profit groups (which I think most GLOs fall under) to be confusing (and maybe a little incorrect). Is the term appropriate for the top elected volunteer leader, usually called National President or the like, or is it appropriate for the top employee, usually called an Executive Secretary or Executive Director? (Realize that the ExecDir takes their marching orders from the Board of Directors headed by the President and just runs day to day operations.) I personally have a problem with the term CEO applied to the ExecDir, myself. I've sometime seen the term claimed for either position, usually in a silly effort to pick a term that is 'known' to the business world.
But we're getting a little off topic, now.
