Sendero Reviews

Pros

If you want a true management consulting experience - project based work, sharp, diverse people, and lots of challenge and variety - then Sendero has it. If you want to be a active member of your community, have interests outside of work, and sleep in your own bed every night, then Sendero has it. Add in a strong, values based culture and it truly is the best of all worlds!

Advice to Management

Keep moving forward staying true to the Sendero way.

Pros

Sendero hires some of the best people I have met in my career - people who are intelligent, strong problem-solvers, collaborative, down to earth, and incredibly fun. Some of my best friends are people I work with at Sendero, which says a lot about the culture. The work and clients are good, and the capabilities are strong. There are a lot of people to learn from in different ways. Our clients hire and rehire us because of the strength of our people, and our commitment to quality work, and our true care for their success. The benefits and healthcare plans remain strong and well-funded despite an environment where it is becoming increasingly expensive. Pay is decent but could be a lot better given the firm's rapid growth.

Advice to Management

Please bring Sendero culture back to the way it was a few years ago. Last year I wrote a glowing review and meant it, and this year I have not felt comfortable referring anyone new into the firm. If no action is taken, it will be hard to attract and retain the quality of people you have been able to in the past, which is the biggest pro of the company. Release some control, decision-making, and ownership downward to the the other senior partners, SLT, management team, and even analysts and associates. Bring back the excitement, the feeling of building something bigger than all of us, the feeling of being part of something great, the entrepreneurial vibe. Those things are starting to become a part of our past, part of who we used to be. They're not part of our present, but it's not too late to make them part of our future. There are a lot of elephants in the room, and it's time to address each one of them head on. Let's just call this a little growing pain and move on.

Pros

- Amazing people that I will truly call my friends for a time to come
- Pockets of very intelligent, capable employees that will foster your growth
- Average good hours (~40 / week) but some people get taken advantage of based on their project (~60+ / week)
- Some surface level good culture qualities (Happy Hours, Quarterly meetings, etc.)

Advice to Management

- Be honest with your employees. Don't bubble everything up to some "culture" "initiative" or bold face lie to us. Tell it like it is - we are all business professionals
- Stop placing so much weight on internal initiatives. We are a consulting company so focus on just that: the consultants
- Think about the perception of both Sendero and the individual employee when you accept client work / staff people. I understanding "getting your foot in the door" at a client but if you have someone as an admin or editing/shooting videos, it is hard to change the clients perception of the work Sendero IS capable of

Pros

- Talented, fun workforce with positive attitude that is very focused on community, core values, and recognition
- Great place for tenured consultants to work without travel requirements
- Good place for employees to start career through focus on generalist consulting model and frequent feedback
- Supportive culture with light workload compared to other consulting firms (*exception for those placed on heavy system implementation projects)
- Generous amount of PTO and medical benefits

Advice to Management

- Work on decentralizing decision-making/control at senior levels and empowering mid-level management and expansion sites to make more meaningful decisions
- Allow employees to specialize if they desire, and empower them to do so by de-centralizing staffing process or creating more specialized career tracks
- Provide more support to consultants with the most demanding client responsibilities

Pros

-Encouraging and supportive culture
-Individualized career support
-Opportunities to be exposed to many different people and parts of the firm
-Focus on employee engagement
-Emphasis on work/life balance

Advice to Management

We are still a small firm, so don't let 'big company' red tape get in the way. As we grow, keep trusting that you have the right people to do the job- that will make it easier to delegate. Keep living out the culture- it is awesome and so encouraging! Definitely makes it fun to go to work everyday.

Pros

I have worked for Sendero for several years and even though we are a much larger company than when I started and have experienced lots of change and challenges along the way, there is one thing that has not changed - our fantastic people who are committed to living our core values. This is a very challenging and fun place to work, but one where you are surrounded by people you can count on and who create an environment of support and encouragement. There are many opportunities to develop as a professional through our client work, internal projects, and community involvement.

Advice to Management

Keep living our core values in everything you do, be as transparent as possible with our people, continue to admit mistakes and learn from them, continue to conduct culture surveys and forums to hear from our people

Pros

Sendero offers a supportive but challenging consulting environment. I work with some of the most talented people in the industry while being a part of a collaborate community that lives and breathes a "shared success" mentality.

Pros

I joined Sendero after being at another consulting firm for several years and it has been a great decision, both professionally and personally. Not only am I challenged to do great work, but I am empowered to develop creative solutions that will help sustainably grow the firm. At Sendero you have the unique opportunity to play a vital role in not only the success of the firm, but in the career development of people around you.

 Many companies will promise no expectation of travel, but quickly make exceptions when new opportunities arise. At Sendero, the local model and commitment to no mandatory travel, allows you to truly have work/life balance in the consulting profession.

Leadership has a strong commitment to building out processes that set up the firm and employees for successful growth and development. This aligns the sophistication of processes with firms that are much larger than Sendero's, and positions the firm for fast but sustainable growth.

Pros

Great culture, company really cares for its employees. You get to work with smart and fun people! Good set of clients and the company is moving in the right direction. Work/life balance is good and it’s not the usual consulting hours, but that could change depending on client needs.

Advice to Management

Management is doing well! Keep doing what you’re doing! The firm is still growing and I think it’ll get there.

Pros

Amazing work environment, very supportive, and genuinely interested in developing their people. Coming from a large corporate setting its almost unnerving as if it's all a facade, but it really isn't. Sendero has culture down.

Advice to Management

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