Good potential, but a toxic culture and incompetent leadership holds it back. - Operations Lantum Employee Review

1.0
Jan 9, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It is a good idea, and has the potential to be a good product. That is it.

Cons

Lantum is a prime example of how having a great business idea does not necessarily mean you’re the right person to run it. The company is hampered by poor leadership, chronic disorganisation, an alarmingly high turnover rate for its size, and a toxic culture that breeds favouritism and favoured employees who become blind to the business’s shortcomings. The CEO’s obsession with driving results, and the lack of skill and finesse in being able to effectively execute it, often comes at the expense of people. Her and her close circle appear uninterested in alternative perspectives or constructive challenges. Leadership quality is unfortunately lacking at all levels, largely because the business has no focus on leadership development or coaching. Any people growth tends to happen through a "sink or swim" approach rather than deliberate development, unless it is being led by externally brought-in talent - external talent which soon quietly exits. This is further compounded by the absence of a cohesive People strategy, a so-called "performance culture" that leans heavily towards toxicity, and the revolving door of senior roles.

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5.0
Nov 6, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

In my time with Lantum, I have worked with wonderful fun loving people. The company takes the time to learn each person's unique strengths, and give them the autonomy to do their best work. The company is constantly growing and therefore new roles being developed on a regular basis, so there is plenty of opportunity to move and grow in the company. When I started at the company, my direct manager met with me before the start of each day for skills training, such as agile certification and microsoft excel courses. I have learned so much in my time at Lantum and have been given countless opportunities to build my portfolio. We work hard at Lantum but we also play hard. I would recommend Lantum to any friends of mine, and in fact, I have!

Cons

Due to being a start up, we are still figuring out the best processes for our operations teams. There is a lot of trial and error which can result in frustration, but ultimately it feels great to have say in what these processes will look like.

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2.0
Sep 23, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Nice people across the org and welcoming vibe - Nice office

Cons

- Onboarding is an afterthought, I couldn't get access to several links in my onboarding doc months into the role. - Primary Care product seems stagnant, resources from 2020 show an almost identical proposition. This makes motivation to work for the team pretty low as the focus is firmly on Secondary Care. - Salary is below market average. - Unrealistic OTE. - Enablement is non-existent. - Nobody really to lean on, there were no other AEs. - Everybody I spoke to had negative things to say about the CEO, which in combination with the lack of resource allocation into your team, negatively impacted morale. - Pointless stand-ups every Monday which seemingly nobody was engaged in. - Selling to the NHS has a lot of issues, mainly with being able to actually get in contact with people and more so, with how difficult it seems to be to control the sales cycle.

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