Hewlett-Packard – ““Still a good place to work, but it's getting more 'Dilbert' every day.””

Pros

Lots of bright people who want to do a good job.

Cons

The centralization of internal services has moved HP into the Dilbert realm.

Advice to Senior Management

Balance centralization with speed/agility. Not investing enough in R&D. HP is fast becoming 'also-ran' in technology. Hurd came in and made some necessary structural changes, but now it's time for him to go. HP needs a visionary not a bean counter.