Pros

Great people. Great brands. Great opportunities. Starting out you get training, but a lot is on the job training. You have amazing opportunities to push the business forward and individual leadership is definitely encouraged. Bottom line is the people at General Mills are the best to work with.

Cons

Sometimes goals and corporate objectives are not as clear as they could be. General Mills was a bit slow on the innovation train.

Advice to Senior Management

Create more learning feedback loops with new product innovation so you can learn from the big mistakes and to reduce the chance of failures in the marketplace in the future.