Great Mission Thwarted by Bad Leadership/Terrible CEO - Database Administrator Habitat for Humanity Employee Review

Unfortunately, staff turnover just increases each year the current CEO is in leadership. Over the past 12 months, staff has either quit (at least 4 without jobs lined up) or have been fired at the rate of 1 person a month. It is clear that hiring the current CEO (Maureen Sedonaen) was a massive mistake, as the staff has turned over by at least 50 %, if not more, in her tenure from layoffs, firings, and people quitting. The CEO is not only incompetent in her role, but she also works hard to push out anyone who sees through her, challenges her, or who she perceives as being more well-respected than her. She replaces staff with her friends or other incompetent people (the past 2 Chief Advancement Officers for example) who are willing to smile and say “whatever you want, boss” (and who are paid disproportionately more than their predecessors). As a result, not only is the organization poorly managed and ineffective, but the culture has suffered to the degree that it can only be defined as toxic. The CEO rules by fear, intimidation, and by threatening the staff and regularly reminding them “how good they have it” and how “lucky they are” to work there. She thrives on hierarchy and makes it clear through both her words and actions that she sees those at the top as inherently more important and worthy of regard than those at the bottom, or even in the middle. Her leadership style dictates that respect and collaboration are actions that only flow up the hierarchy, but never down. She sees close relationships among the staff as a liability, and is paranoid to the degree that she will quickly insert herself into any conversation no matter how casual, she undermines current and past staff in front of others both internally and externally and has cut off the staff from the Board. As if that wasn’t enough, the CEO disrespects homeowners and the mission behind closed doors. It is clear by her actions that she’s not there for the mission, but for the bloated salary (the pay disparity is the definition of inequity with the CEO making more than 7 times the lowest paid employee) and to put the shiny brand of “Habitat” on her resume.