Collaborative Culture

Wendy Kopp, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Teach For America

"Monitor has played a critical role in our transformation and growth over the past several years. They have been true partners, providing coaching and consulting services that helped us address major constraints to our growth so we could focus on our mission of building the movement to end educational inequity. We wouldn't be where we are today without their support."

Former Monitor Client

“They constantly challenge management teams through the whole process, and they allow themselves to be challenged. The collaborative effect just creates a great product.”

Collaboration with Clients: 
Capability building, or helping organizations identify, develop and reward the skill sets necessary to operate more successfully, is one of our core client services. Our expertise in this field comes from years spent rolling up our sleeves and working alongside clients as a team, transferring knowledge and transforming the individuals and organizations that hire us. For us, collaboration means that we “own” our client’s problems and work jointly with members of the client team to resolve them. And collaboration also means that we don’t shy away from sharing opinions and data with our clients that may run counter to their expectations or the desired outcome.

Collaboration with Each Other:
Our client work is only as effective as our team work; the fluid exchange of ideas and feedback, from all players, is critical to a project’s success. Having an opinion isn’t just welcomed—it’s expected. Your willingness and ability to work as a member of a team is one of the critical skills we test for in the group interview stage of our recruiting process. 

Consultants coming to Monitor from other consulting firms often comment on how different the level of collaboration feels here. As one of our European consultants put it, “Having worked for one of our big competitors, I'm happy to work in a firm that places such great importance on collaboration. While everyone is certainly driven, there's little sense of competition among one another. Instead, there is a real camaraderie, where everyone seems to operate with an open door policy, and is happy to help a colleague." 

Building Our Community:
Within our offices and across our firm, we work to develop a sense of community at Monitor. Whether it’s celebrating at annual holiday parties and summer off sites, consulting pro bono for non-profits, or being involved in recruiting efforts, there are myriad opportunities to get to know colleagues across the hall and around the world. Many of our consultants create lasting friendships during their time at Monitor. 

We work hard, we commit—intellectually and emotionally—to our clients and to each other, and, most importantly, we enjoy what we do.