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Leadership malfunction, wrong people to run an innovation agency, nepotism at it's best - Anonymous employee Future Cities Catapult Employee Review

1.0
Aug 10, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

One of the most impressive places to work, before all of the amazing talent was stifled by the new management. The brand of the catapult, although not perfect, attracted very good stakeholders and a very good pool of talent. The idea is incredible on paper, and the reach is massive. People genuinely cared for their work and wanted to make a huge impact. A diversity of open-minded innovative people from a variety of different background can do amazing things....if they're not cut by the idiocracy of the wrong people who manage the place.

Cons

What a mistake to hire the new CEO who then just surrounded herself with friends, but not fit to run an innovation agency. The business model of the place did not do it any favours either, as it is hard to be economically viable. The HR leader is a bully who will make your life miserable and push you out if wanted. The number of official complaints, still do not seem to sink in and show there is something terribly wrong there. Terrible leadership of a lot of people who get a lot of money and do not understand their own business.

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Future Cities Catapult Response
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I will pass on your feedback to senior management. Thank you for taking the time to review the organisation.

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