High Potential Organisation, needs a bit of a wake up call though
Pros
Good rewards (especially management car scheme) Good work-life balance. Have come an extremely long way in last decade. Great Products. Interesting challenges. Fantastic CSR pedigree. Amazing sense of resilience and when the chips are down, fantastic fighting spirit. The organisation has massive potential, and there are some really talented, brilliant people. There's a lot of commitment to change. Genuine opportunities to get involved, learn and make a difference. Growing international presence.
Cons
Predominant culture is not 'can do' . Tendency to over-process, over-analyse everything. Very 'black/white' and wedded to structures. Too much individualism, hoarding of work and information. Far too much reliance on senior management to get things done. Very hierarchical and functional. Tendency to focus on the symptoms and immediate issues/noise rather than root causes; likewise, tendency to focus on short term, incremental changes where major transformation required. Traditional view of 'work' common throughout the organisation, which involves being at a desk or being in meetings. Much more comfortable with fire-fighting than planning.
