best intentions, old thinking still present
Pros
People want to do the right thing, most all of the team members have the right intentions and good, healthy spirits, and a predisposition to help colleagues and make life better for customers
Cons
Since the new guard took over (new CEO, and top exec team) there has been a kind of shift or regression to job-ism versus growing the company and helping team members grow. The "new" team feels like they are from a kind of hardened, corporate "survivor" environment, and it feels mores stiff, more self-serving and a bit defensive. When "reminded" of the success of the company under founder and prior leadership, VPs and leadership team members get defensive, annoyed and this insecurity and old thinking appears to be bleeding down into the organization. We are losing top people as a result, and it has become more difficult to recruit middle level and upper level managers because the network has already put the word out: "if you have an ounce of self-esteem, and want to think differently, you will find it difficult and full of friction here now. At least until the CEO gets the memo and re-directs the toxic people in his organization to change their style or get out."
