Worst Leadership with no direction - Executive Director ETS Employee Review

1.0
Oct 10, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits and a beautiful campus.

Cons

This review highlights serious issues within the company, particularly at the executive level, and paints a picture of a CEO who lacks a clear strategic vision. Amit, the CEO, appears to struggle with defining and sticking to a long-term strategy, which is critical for organizational success. His frequent changes in direction create confusion and instability, making it difficult for the company to gain traction in any particular market. Additionally, the executive team seems to be composed of individuals without the necessary industry experience, implying that decisions may be driven more by personal relationships than qualifications. This lack of expertise can severely impact the company's ability to make informed decisions and innovate effectively. The abandonment of two key products, GRE and TOEFL, further illustrates the company's lack of focus. These are well-established, high-revenue products, and moving away from them without a clear alternative or development plan raises concerns about the leadership's understanding of market dynamics. Instead of building upon its strengths, the company is attempting to enter new markets without a well-defined product development strategy, which could lead to wasted resources and missed opportunities. The overall lack of vision, coupled with questionable leadership decisions, creates an environment of uncertainty, affecting both employee morale and the company's future prospects

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Cons

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1.0
May 22, 2026
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Pros

Support of immediate management and coworkers makes coming to work every day a pleasure.

Cons

Where to start... First, the employee performance evaluation process and methodology has changed from 1) performance vs your job description to 2) OKRs which were completely unattainable and meaningless at every level to 3) rocks and outcomes which again have very little to do with the day to day jobs of most employees. It seems the burden for goals and objectives and performance management has shifted from management to employees as they try to define a methodology that holds only doers responsible for the company's success. All this since Amit Sevak took over. Management manipulated the questions in a recent employee survey to force responses that made it look like there was improvement year over year. Of course, when you add a new President between the employees and the CEO peoples opinion of senior management is improved. Of course when you shift the focus to immediate management from senior management, the responses will be improved. Try issuing the exact same survey as the prior year and see how much "real" improvement there was in the numbers.

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