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Strong-Bridge Envision

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Spinning down, and everyone can see it - Consultant Strong-Bridge Envision Employee Review

1.0
7 Mar 2018
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Pros

Hard to say what the pros are anymore!

Cons

Where to start. Company is seeing a brain drain as many people head for the exits. Company has let go much of its leadrship team recently--and a lot of us have observed that women in particular don't last. Founders seem checked out. The current leader spins everything positive no matter what. Company blew at least one relationship at a major account and can't staff anyone theere anymore. Company has gotten a bad industry rep now. Account managers are either micromanagers or you never see them, like ever. People who hit the bench often are out of the company within a month, instead of restaffed, because account managers aren't pushed to restaff people from the bench. Plus, of course, no vacation time, no sick time.

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Strong-Bridge Envision Response
8y
While we believe we have much to be proud of as an organization, we also recognize that listening carefully is imperative, or we may miss a valuable piece of feedback. We remarked recently here on Glassdoor that we mean to look inward, and we continue to do so. There have been leadership changes in the last several months, and, while we can’t comment on it specifically, we are always in support of our employees moving on in ways that best support their career needs and aspirations. While change can be difficult, decisions were made to help the firm be successful in the long run; those changes may not have been effectively communicated outside the initial announcements, which can invite incorrect assumptions. The shift in leadership has not reduced the number of women in positions of leadership and management. In fact, across our active senior leadership and consultants, we are very nearly even between men and women. We are proud about the opportunities we provide to all individuals who demonstrate the ability to serve our clients and our firm with great passion and commitment. Bench time is inevitable in a consulting business. Taking care of our employees on the bench is a first priority at Strong-Bridge for any engagement. Our resource management team actively manages all opportunities and is constantly evaluating skill sets, looking for the right match for our clients. We only look beyond the bench if our clients have a need that can’t be met. We always appreciate the feedback and welcome the discussion.

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5.0
16 May 2023
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Pros

Highly experienced, kind, fun and friendly team of leaders and consultants. Strong sense of community focused on high quality customer service. Great variety of clients and interesting work.

Cons

Eventually owners sold to large tech firm and original organizational culture shifted.

5.0
31 Jan 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Entire company is values focused, which I really appreciate. I have always loved the focus on clients and the way the business runs to stay in line with that. I have worked for 4 other consulting firms in my time, including one of the Big 4, and can say there is a difference. I really like that leadership and the company overall put focus on the right things. I consider myself to be a high performer and I think this is a company that rewards high performers. I love my peer group. It is a company where your experience and day to day abilities are really important. Everyone rolls their sleeves up when it comes to the work. I love the work also.

Cons

It is still a small company in a lot of ways. Tools and resources are less than a Big 4 consulting firm or some of the other larger ones. Sometimes you need to be more resourceful or entrepreneurial. I do know they are working on this. Sometimes they let a bad apple through the cracks (I've seen bad or negative attitudes, or sometimes person who's skills are not as advertised). I feel like when this happens that they could deal with it a little more quickly. I wish there were a match on the 401K program, but at the same time the pay is really good so I'm not sure if that is necessarily a con. Sometimes balance is hard with certain clients.

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Strong-Bridge Envision Response
10y
Thank you so much for your review. We believe that being a values focused and led organization is so critical and we always strive to find great employees who share that orientation. You can rest assured that that will not change as we grow - it truly is a cornerstone of who we are as a company. We also appreciate the feedback on areas such as tools and 401K - both of which are top of mind for us and are focus areas on our growth roadmap. We are so pleased that you are happy at Strong-Bridge and we sincerely appreciate you taking the time to provide your thoughts. Please do feel free to reach out to leadership at any time to provide input - we are so appreciative of the efforts of all of our team as we work together to continue to make Strong-Bridge a great place to work.
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