- Jody (CEO) is smart, but is a very poor leader, can be arrogant, unapproachable, defensive and does not take the time to get to know who is truly good outside of his inner circle or even communicate 'below his level'. He ruthlessly self-interested and is not anyone's friend to put it mildly. Controls by fear and rarely motivates. He is not a nurturer at all. Has been at the company too long and does not understand the way things are done & structured in modern organisations of Dealogic size. Does not ever admit his or management / company mistakes. Very poor executive communication on strategy and direction, more U-turns then the current Tory party. To top it off lacklustre, dry personality.
- Way too many managers for its size though I heard this has been addressed somewhat.
- Poor salary for most in relation to the market. Top heavy, some are paid too much for flying round the world and contributing very little.
- Unnecessary politics & conflicts - roles and responsibilities not properly defined and adhered to. Some teams are better to work in then others.
- Had more restructures then I've had hot meals. They don't know where they're going or how to get there. React to competition and copy rather then setting the market direction.
- No innovation, stuck in their niche. Lack of innovation and business diversification has stumped growth of this company. It could have been a multi billion dollar enterprise if they looked out of their window.
- Private Equity did both good and bad things before the company got sold.
- Very poor on diversity, particularly for management positions - definitely not talent based.
- Non existent philanthropy efforts.
- Poor decision making, favouritism, does not have the processes checks and balances of a mature organisation (despite being a 35+ year old company).
- Culture has become toxic and this starts from the top I'm afraid.