McGladrey – “RSM McGladrey - Beware”

Pros

In a tough economy... it is a pay check.

Cons

RSM McGladrey is an organization that lacks any vision. The organization is highly reactive to current conditions, management fads, and monthly financial metrics. The partner group is generally lackluster and each partner tightly controls his/her fifedom. The is little knowledge sharing among professiionals in the same practice area and individual employee fortunes are often tied to how well they can kiss up.

Advice to Senior Management

RSM McGladrey has truly lost its focus. After spending more the 7 years with the company, I now realize that it is an organization in a slow, steady decline. The firm should be broken up so that regional offices that have decent cleints can survive while the those offices with a poor client base can close. Finally, anyone that thinks RSM McGadrey is a "national firm" is kidding themselves. The is very little cooperation between offices or economic units. Instead, each office is force to develop its own expertise which can vary dramatically from office to office. Overall, senior management should try their skills in another line of work.