The Home Depot reviews

HUGE company and one can get lost in the mix. Leadership is often swept up in dealing with serious personnel issues amongst hourly employees and the growth and development of junior executive employees is often hampered by lack of "face time." with senior executives. Often times the "good ones" get away.

While Frank Blake has made some profoundly positive changes, there still appear to be severe disconnects at the field levels. The regional and district leadership teams are still metrics focused and have a check the box compliance attitude. This drives unintended behaviors that compromise integrity and the value system we preach. As other comments have stated, the good ol' boy network is rampant, but in reality, that's a tendency that's existed in every company I've experienced. Unfortunately, if you're not part of the network, you and your team will suffer from a plan/financial perspective, audit perspective, and merit review perspective...There's a quote that the leadership team has used: "Leadership is local." That's very true at THD - there are some very good leaders there, and if you happen to be part of that, be thankful and supportive. However, best-in-class companies don't typically espouse that view. They believe that core values and performance require universal commitment and successfuly drive it as a part of their culture throughout the entire organization. That does not exist at THD. One leadership team can vary significantly from another.