Re: New Position For Bob Emery
Not demeaning the job, but director of hockey operations sounds like a position that would lie between the AD and Head Coach and that's not what it is at all.
Trying to compare to the private sector is difficult, but if we consider the whole team "Hockey Operations", then we can start the hierarchy with the Head Coach ("President of Hockey Operations", though sometimes that title is also used for an Assistant AD-level staff dedicated to hockey), Assistant Coaches ("VPs" of Hockey Operations), so the next logical step down is "Director".
I do agree with you in worlds other than hockey, though -- title inflation is a trend and an issue. My boss wanted to add Director to my title, to make our firm sound larger....we're three people. Hah!
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Not demeaning the job, but director of hockey operations sounds like a position that would lie between the AD and Head Coach and that's not what it is at all.