Pros
Historically good reputation and generally good business acumen along with entrepreneurially orientation. Worldwide foot print appeals to global clients and opens doors for international work and opportunities to work with a wide range of multi-national clients. ERM has smart, innovative, and talented staff.
Cons
The Senior Leadership team has become disconnected from the essence of what made ERM great. Similarly, there is a divide between the partners and the rest of the staff ranging from entry level to senior staff. Private equity owner seems to have myopic influence on profitability resulting in short term decision making. ERM has an ineffective system to equitably reward collaboration sales efforts. ERM is adopting an open office floor which can promote collaborative and creative outcomes; however, this "one-size-fits-all" model does not play well to a consulting environment where staff need quiet time to read/analyze and write as well as freedom to communicate by phone without impacting their nearby colleagues.
