Job titles

I was reading this article today: Are Job Titles Still a Big Deal in the Modern Workplace?

That got me thinking... I don't think job titles are necessarily important, not is hierarchy. It all depends on the size of your business and industry.

Here at Career Team, our business cards display no job titles, simply because we try to convey that anyone in the Team is willing and able to help you. Regardless of their job description. We all have different roles within the business, but no labels.

However, I do acknowledge that for larger businesses hierarchy can be necessary. If you work within a team of 100, for example, you need to know who you respond to and who reports to you.

What do you think? Is a job title an important part of defining someone's role? Or, as people become more multi-skilled and jobs become more complex and varied, job titles will start disappearing?