Manager - Anonymous employee Scotts Miracle-Gro Employee Review

3.0
Oct 2, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pay and benefits are competitive. If you can relocate, there are many opportunities for growth, training and promotion. The company offers tuition assistance if you want to work towards a degree and a good match on its 401k plan.

Cons

Long hours, stressful environment; there's a surprise rash of layoffs every few years. HR administers annual associate engagement surveys that don't yield change; feels like leadership pretends to care.

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Scotts Miracle-Gro Response
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Thank you for your feedback, Jim Collins model of Level 5 leadership - The Triumph of Humility and Fierce resolve - July 2005 Harvard Business Review, is a valid point. All companies would like to have level 5 leaders and I believe all leaders would like to see themselves that way. The reality of Collins article is that only 11 of 1,495 Fortune 500 companies that Collins researched had Level 5 leaders. It is a rare skill set that every leader should aspire to.

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