I recently lost a lot of respect for my organization.
We’re laying people off while also spending what appears to be hundreds of thousands of dollars on culture partners. That makes me wonder: who is responsible for the checks and balances on decisions like this?
I looked into one of these vendors and found they recently had been involved in a workplace harassment lawsuit. They also changed their legal name shortly before we entered into the partnership. If that information is publicly available, who is responsible for the due diligence?
Is it HR? Procurement? The business unit? Does CS&S have a vendor governance process?
Or is the process simply that someone reads a book, likes the message, and approves a half-million-dollar investment?
At this point, I question whether anyone thoroughly reviewed the company’s background, leadership, qualifications, or history before committing to this partnership. If they did, I’d genuinely like to understand what standards were used.