Pros
-resources are there to do your best work -bright co-workers -beautiful facilities -company quickly learns from past mistakes and moves on -conservative financial management increases probability for longer-term success -analytics (fact-based decisions) reduces tendencies for inefficient meetings & discussions
Cons
-good people management skills are not fully appreciated nor rewarded -over-reliance on performance management process, comp & ben features to "engage" & motivate associates -soft skills often rated more highly than actual results -must be OK with being a mobile worker (no place to call your own) -performance management process is often used to defend political decisions -analytics can over-shadow common sense & lessons learned from experience