Pros
CEO has built a company based on his strong moral values and commitment to employees. As the firm continues to grow the CEO's commitment to employee growth is seen by difficult decision making not understood or seen as selfish by a small group of employees. Dexis' CEO is far from selfish. He is the first to give credit where credit is due and is now making smart strategic decisions. Dexis is still very much a small to medium size business. That size business needs to add experienced people to manage growth. Often as companies grow, employees with seniority get promotions that are not the best person for the job. A resent tough decision was made to bring in someone with the right experience and let go of a non-executive filling an executive roll. It is nice to know Dexis won't be like many other firms I have worked at with a top-heavy organizational structure.
Cons
Silos are inevitable but work on setting up a system where departments communicate and meet on a regular basis. I still don't completely understand all department functions.