Teach for America – “Young, disorganized, naive”

Pros

They are doing good work and truly believe in what they are doing. Many of the employees feel they are doing something special.

Cons

There is incredibly high turnover. Average tenure of less then 1 year. There is no institutional memory. Those that do stay are from the education/non-profit side and have difficulties with the realities of the business world.

Advice to Senior Management

Make a decision, are you a warm, cuddly non-profit or a corporate entity. You can't be both. When you make a change, do it with a plan, don't grow to fast. Get away from your "results oriented" mind set, all that means is you want it yesterday, and you don't care if it's even possible.