Leadership Development Program (LDP) - Leadership Development Program Allstate Employee Review

5.0
Sep 30, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Opportunity to work with top leaders in the company way before you would normally be able to by tenure and experience.... Preferential treatment in job postings... High involvement of peers and mentors dedicated to your development.... Access to Senior Executive Leadership that is not afforded to the rest of employees... Ability to lead initiatives and programs that would normally take years to be able to lead.... My personal experience was leading a program my first year in the company that was easily 5 years above my experience. I got the opportunity to show that I could handle it and perform at a high level --- and because of the program, I was able to keep expanding the program with limited red tape. The experiences I got over 3 years were able to put me into a position that takes 15 years to get in the company. I'm one of the youngest in my current position, and it would not have happened without this program.

Cons

Not everyone in the program saw the same progression in their career and some of it does involve luck in the rotations that you're able to get. However, I do truly believe that some are able to make the best out of their situation and show they're capable of more - and it's going to come down to your initiative, attitude, and ability to rapidly grow as a leader.

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As a company, Allstate lacks awareness of their role within the industry and within the country, fully acknowledging that their rates are NEVER the best (not sometimes, NEVER). At a time when everyone is conscious of their spending, selling a more expensive (and oftentimes identical) product not only feels wrong - it's unsustainable. There is a severe lack of program direction, poor understanding of the different states' geography and demographics, and complete void of accountability or clarity. An entire product launch was delayed by a month on the day it was supposed to launch, with an explanation never fully arriving and acknowledgment finally trickling down several days later. Of course, this leads to an overuse of corporate speak excuses in an endless cycle of "circle backs" because nobody ever knows what is actually happening or WHY. On top of all that, the technology is laughably outdated, with monitors that feature known defects and an "in-house approach" to all of their software that doesn't even feature a modern CRM. Like the hardware, known system-wide bugs were rampant within these Allstate branded systems, leading to embarrassing conversations with prospects and partners. MS Teams and Outlook will go off late into the night, well beyond normal business hours, all under the excuse of differing time zones and "sharing successes."

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