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Guardian's greatest strength is possibly its greatest weakness. Its insulation from short term pressures allows less than stellar people to remain and also gives senior management fiefdoms, in which they are are allowed to pursue individual agendas. These agendas can easily descend into the petty and emotional where it is more important to eliminate a rival than address long-term goals.

For the past ten years, senior management has been very selective about promoting from the ranks to officer level. They have little respect for the contributions of long-tenured associates and prefer to important high priced talent from the outside rather than promoting from the inside even when genuine talent has continuously performed at exceptional levels. If you don't enter Guardian as a corporate officer, chances are you will never become one. Senior management also relies heavily on consulting firms to provide guidance and direction; however, senior management is not consistent in or persistent withapplying recommendations to effect the cultural change, sales and financial results they are looking for.