Newsela Leadership Employee Reviews
What do you like best about the leadership team?
The leadership team listens to their employees. We have company surveys, and then an all-hands centered around the results and strategies to improve them. I have never worked for a company that has genuinely approached this topic.
Review from Customer Success Dept
Their empathy, drive and compassion for our mission and building strong employees.
Review from Sales Dept
The transparency on the company
Review from Sales Dept
I appreciate the obvious and deep concern with providing value to teachers and students. I appreciate the details on what's going well, what we could improve, where we're headed, including explanations about why.
Review from Engineering Dept
Some of the new ELT seems to be really invested in making improvements to increase CSAT
Review from Customer Success Dept
Leadership team is very approachable and open to hear ideas. Clear that leadership cares about the members of the team.
Review from Sales Dept
I like that the leadership team is responsive to the needs of our customers and individual contributors at the company.
Review from Customer Success Dept
Seasoned group of leaders with diverse backgroudns and perspectives that share a few common qualities: passion, vision, accessible, genuine
They are very passionate about Newsela
Review from Customer Success Dept
Focused and driven to achieve companies goals and provide excellent work environment for employees
Review from Customer Success Dept
Their transparency and investment in our mission
Review from Marketing Dept
A lot of them are former educators, so they're very invested in our mission.
Review from Product Dept
Allows us freedom to do that job as we deem makes us the most successful.
Review from Sales Dept
Our leadership team genuinely listens to feedback and reflects on how to intentionally do better. They pivot quickly when needed and communicate their follow up well.
Review from Sales Dept
Transparency on the company's goals, and a commit to be inclusive
Review from Customer Success Dept
The leadership team makes an honest effort to provide transparency to the rest of the company, and I appreciate that.
Review from Customer Success Dept
Genuinely care about putting out the best products for students and teachers. Open-minded with no pride of ownership.
Review from Finance Dept
The leadership team seems genuinely invested in bringing out the best in their respective teams. Management has built a culture of inclusion, compassion and work-life balance.
Review from Sales Dept
Their approachability, involvement in meetings with all levels of team members.
Review from IT Dept
Our leadership team genuinely invests in people and their passions, and makes space for staff to explore them.
Review from Engineering Dept
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Listen to individual Contributors not just managers, remove favoritism when promoting, bring in true leaders and not just managers.
Review from Sales Dept
In general, the more clarity of direction we can get, the better.
Review from Engineering Dept