Organizational growing pains cause excessive stress for employees if not managed - Program Manager Innovations for Poverty Action Employee Review

The organization has expanded significantly since it was founded, but it hasn't evolved in a planned or strategic way. Improvised, inconsistent and unclear processes are manageable within a smaller organization, but will break down as an organization grows. Teams are siloed and don't work well across functions, which causes a lot of tension and unnecessary stress. There isn't a clear career path, which means that staff hit a point where their only option is to leave the organization if they want to continue to advance in their careers. Project staff shoulder a lot of responsibility without support or guidance. Training or professional development for non-research staff is non-existent. Since this is applied research, there should be training on financial management, budgeting, project management, etc. Organization is dispersed geographically with poor internal communications, which contributes to a lack of organizational cohesion.