
Working with smart, determined people
The best part of the interview process was meeting team members.
Everyone is smart and driven despite the politics. But the toxic environment can get to the best performers.
All the ingredients exist- resources, smart people, and a strong core product. Leadership needs to delegate decision-making and put it all together.
Creating accountability for middle managers, empowering the people they hire to make decisions vs tops-down mandates. Creating a culture of transparency and directness.
There needs to be more accountability to keep middle managers productive, instead of making them messengers of tops down mandates. There are several extremely problematic managers that are going unchecked.