Business for Sustainable Development Reviews

Leadership. The Executive Director is often closed-minded to most ideas of employees. He normally only accepts ideas that align with his mindset. He is the be-all and end-all of the organization which affects productivity and working hours since it creates a bottleneck for the approval process; this also slows down any changes that need to be implemented for the betterment of the organization. Theories and methodologies are changed regularly, even in the middle of an client engagement which causes confusion and delays for both the staff and client. Heavy workload and extended working hours are considered regular occurrences and does not cause alarm to him so no mitigation practices are enforced. The Executive Director also tends to force his ideas on clients causing friction and leaving the employees to do damage control.

What I disliked most in my experience working at this organization is that the top executive is a micro-manager who is not open to listening to his employees. He always thinks that his ideas and methods are superior. He doesn't give constructive criticism either. He often finds fault in the work of his employees even if their clients are satisfied with their work. Many employees do not like working with him because of his very poor qualities as a "leader." Additionally, he has favorite employees, and his bias is often apparent during meetings and discussions.