Pros
Love my team - my manager and reports. All are talented, competent, kind, hard-working. Really interesting and challenging work, plus lots of autonomy to figure out the best ways forward. Resources are sufficient to try new things. Improved communication about the company and division strategy has me feeling optimistic about our direction and ability to execute. Flexible work location and schedule.
Cons
Sometimes it’s *too* autonomous - more direction and timely support from directors / executives would be helpful. Everyone’s calendars are packed, so finding time for a conference call with anyone at director-level and above can take weeks - which means initiatives move slower than they should. Unhealthy conflict between teams sometimes creates a negative work environment. And insufficient accountability for long-time underperforming teams sends the wrong message to other teams. There’s lots of support and motivational talk about innovation and experimentation in the first quarter or two each year - but the second half of the year there’s total focus on making the numbers through past proven methods. It’s hard to have a “culture of innovation” for only 3-6 months per year!
