Barclays Global Investors – “Barclays Global Investors becomes BlackRock in Dec 2009--What Will Happen?”

Pros

Nice office building with well-equipped conference rooms comes to mind first. Solid communication from upper upper management on direction, strategy. Regular group celebrations at macro level.

Cons

Don't expect much recognition or praise for your contributions. Middle management is unsophisticated in motivating teams with strong tendency towards tactical execution and not forward-thinking strategy.

Advice to Senior Management

There is a lot of important work being done in eBusiness Management that is taken for granted and not publicized. Bonus amounts were largely down this year and everyone's working like dogs. Something has to give.