Flawed leadership, but plenty of good people - Software Developer Iress Employee Review

The big difficulty at IRESS is senior management, who don't really give the impression that they know what to do to run a software development company. The middle managers, team leads and experienced line staff compensate well by doing what needs to be done, but there is a constant pressure of micro-management and under-resourcing and internal politics. Senior management will also talk the talk of "good leadership", but this feels hollow when it becomes clear how many of them deceive and intimidate their own staff, out of plain self-interest.