Everyone wants to lead - and no one wants to listen. The Executive team relies entirely on their direct reports to hold up the strategy and daily tasks - but provides no clear, aligned message to all. Departments regularly work against each other on opposing goals, and communication is consistently difficult on a daily basis. Hard conversations are a part of every meeting, and your calendar is overrun with meetings with no clear goals. Slide decks are rampant but action items are never clearly defined or assigned. Egos fight on public slack channels, gossip, criticism, and arguments over budget are a daily occurrence. The culture has fragmented EMEA and US employees, and European employees rely on American employees to pick up the slack after long and often-taken vacations. Benefits are not equitable between the two groups, leading to further hostility. DEIA actions are a farce and the response and accountability from leadership is non-existent.
