Pros
The members of the organization are fantastic. The mission of the society is one to support. Several worker line staff are truly good at what they do, and care about their reputation and that of the society.
Cons
Senior “leadership” is lacking. Potentially 50% of the Senior leadership team (SLT) are leaders, and 50% think they are leaders but simply are not. A few SLT members are truly harmful to the organization. There appears to be a thought that fancy welcome gifts, and words about developing staff suffice in the absence of real support and leadership. Actions are more important than talk and talking is very popular at the Society. Turnover is high and was high before COVID changed the work place and may have gotten worse during COVID. At one point, 40-50% of the staff had less than 4 years experience. The number of staff with 6+ years of experience is shockingly low.