Disappointing experience, no leadership - Anonymous employee NeuroLeadership Institute Employee Review

I agree with other reviewers - the management do not follow any of their own advice on leadership or management. They actually all do the complete opposite. David teaches that employees in a "threat state" do not work as efficiently and are unable to be creative, but then he creates a maximum "threat state" culture in his own business. NLI employees are constantly in a high-threat state. This is mostly due to extreme control and micromanagement of every single task performed. The management do not trust their staff to perform their jobs, despite an overly-rigorous interview and hiring process. They seem to think that more complex tests at the interview stage will provide better staff and fix the turnover/ dissatisfaction levels. However most of these tests are useless. Job applicants who are patient enough to complete the crazy NLI tests, get amazing results, get hired, are then ignored and subjugated when they try to speak up to help solve some of the fundamental business and operational issues. Other cons include lack of processes (especially HR), systems, poor communications, passive-aggressive management style, no clear global strategic direction as a business, and little or no career progression opportunities. Lastly, the "flexible working/ work-life-balance" is usually a competition to see who can respond to emails or chats at 10pm at night, or 4pm on a Sunday. Real work-life balance should not just be about working-from-home 24/7. It is about shutting down and giving your brain a break, so you are not exhausted all the time, and can function at the higher level when you really need to.