- US centered (leadership is all American). Absolutely no interest in Latin America. Recently shut down operations in Mexico and Panama for one of their practices. - They operate a Shared Services Center (sort of a sweat shop) out of Medellin, Colombia, and one in Delhi, India. No real interest in growing their market share in the region. They have a team of 5 or so in Chile, and 10 in Mexico. All the rest of their LATAM employees are in support functions for the US. - Bonuses lack a clear policy. - Zero to no collaboration between offices or practices. "Every man to himself" seems to be the work culture. Senior staff operate in silos as there are no origination incentives for selling or sharing projects. If you sell a project for another practice, then you will get no recognition for doing so. The company doesn't even track origination. - Practices are bundled up together under Divisions, that have division leads with very specific consulting expertise (assigned to an specific practice) and little to no managerial skills. As a result, these leaders have little to no knowledge/interest in those other practices that fall underneath them, making them very limited in terms of overall strategy. - The firm is the typical US centered firm that believes the world works as the US or it has to work as the US, making it poorly fit to run an international business. No idea how to handle income in different currencies, for example. - Company is run by a family, without a planned succession plan. Many decisions are taken with the stomach. - Hires are discretional, HR has very little role in employee hires and growth paths. Professional Growth in this sense is very limited.
