-Politics and favoritism are really tough here. Certain people who have been here a while get away with more than others, particularly from a culture perspective. Certain people are protected by management and get away with not following the processes that everyone else has to follow.
-There is a serious lack of diversity at all levels of the firm and no real action has been taken to address it (our D&I Committee primarily does surface-level celebratory events). If action has been taken behind the scenes, it has not been communicated (part of the problem) and we have not seen results.
-As much as they claim the contrary, constructive feedback and change is not welcome here. This stifles growth and innovation and will impact Sendero's performance as a firm. It has already had a huge impact on turnover this year. Feedback is addressed with 'fluffy' educational initiatives that have no real action or accountability measures OR is met with defensiveness (think: "this is what we've always done and you need to just understand why we do it").
-Management has an old-school mentality about a lot of things, such as flexible working arrangements, and is not interested in listening to new ideas
-I just don't trust the people in leadership who have only ever worked at Sendero to know how to successfully run a business of this size and growth rate. We need to be leveraging more outside expertise, both internally and on the consulting side.
-Promotions are decided on a committee-basis instead of just working it out with your Career Adviser / manager / HR. The promotion process overall is way over-engineered and outdated.
