Myopic Leadership - Anonymous employee Wiley Employee Review

2.0
20 Nov 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Talented colleagues and an incredible author base.

Cons

The leadership is myopic and cronyism is rampant. Some of the top leadership are not fit to run a gas station let alone a global, multi-million dollar business.

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