Great Organization Getting Better - Associate Director Health Catalyst Employee Review

4.0
Aug 2, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The Health Catalyst Mission, Operating Principles and Cultural Attributes are repeatedly communicated and all team members are encouraged to live by these every day. Outstanding benefits that provide a great work-life balance. Documented outcomes improvements recognized by our clients gives all team members incredible pride and appreciation for what we all do each and every day.

Cons

There is a tremendous amount of work to do, and setting appropriate priorities isn't always clear based on manager feedback. The transparency culture at HC can sometimes yield sharing of team member information that should be kept more private. Sometimes team members get direction and assignments from someone other than their direct manager, which can cause issues with capacity planning and reporting structures.

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Health Catalyst Response
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Thank you for this feedback and for your service at Health Catalyst. I appreciate the feedback regarding workload and regarding the balance between being transparent and also being careful with confidential information, in addition to sometimes being a "human heat shield" on behalf of team members. We'll keep working to strike the right balance. We'll also continue to emphasize the importance of every team member, at every level, adhering to the Health Catalyst Way, with no exceptions. Thank you again for your service at Health Catalyst -- I'm grateful to be your colleague! Best, Dan

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