- Toxic culture of fear at the top of the business due to leadership not trusting their staff nor valuing the experience and expertise individuals bring.
- Egregious lack of business experience at director level that is unfortunately paired with an inability to listen to others.
- Lack of agency or autonomy in one's role as a result - your focus becomes box-ticking and avoiding criticism rather than taking reasonable business risks.
- Things move incredibly slowly due to poor communication and governance.
- Directors, seated on their own floor, have created an opinion factory which is the basis on which the trapdoor opens underneath so many brilliant people I've seen leave in my relatively short time so far at the business. Beware!