50+ year old global industrial manufacturing company based in Minneapolis Minnesota
Pros
Leadership stability, positive culture, lean / continuous improvement focus, results driven performance company with a heart, win right core values, corporate citizenship and sustainability initiatives, global operations and customer base
Cons
Relatively new unproven leadership team as part of separation planning, significant headcount reduction and turnover in all key functions over past 2 years, constant change in structure and business unit alignment, shifting power struggle between corporate functions and business units, inconsistent alignment of priorities between functions, struggle to grow organically over time, short-term focus on cost reduction often bypasses longer-term strategic initiatives requiring investment, historically have recognized significant wins but rarely do so now