Pros
-Mission-driven culture with a focus on improving the performance of colleges, universities and K-12 schools -Incredibly smart colleagues who are driven, creative, smart and care deeply. Lots of boomerang employees--"people who leave and then come back." -Corporate Social Responsibility program that is incredibly active and supportive of employees' interests and has driven a lot of impact in local communities -Firm is growing and driving impact in an important industry -Employees who deliver results and are collaborative--have upward mobility options
Cons
-Need more management training--sometimes firm has leaders managing who need to be invested in before they can be great. -Given split from the Advisory Board Company--internal systems need to be upgraded faster