Pearson reviews

company is floundering due to weak leadership, overuse of consultants vs. actual execution, lack of acquisition strategy and challenging markets

C-suite says all the right things but can't seem to get the SVP/VP level to fall in line. I worked in a global role and spent time with nearly every region and line of business, and can say their issues are very wide spread. They're too busy living in the past and can't get out of their own way. Most people have been there 20 years, and new people come for about 12-18mo and leave out of frustration. All of these are key reasons they're losing business and b/c the negative characteristics are so engrained in their culture, it won't change soon or easily. Employee behavior is childish--it's like being in 8th grade. SVP level people will tell junior employees or their manager that they don't approve of who they go out to lunch with. The office gossip pool often knows who's going to be fired before they do. Sexual harassment is rampant, reports aren't taken seriously and result in nothing more than a slap on the wrist. And I'm not talking about a random dirty joke---thing I didn't even know people would say out loud!