Pros

Opportunities for real success for employees who can provide original thinking and know how to get those good ideas presented and approved. Understand how and when to break the rules. Great people get hired and you'll like and respect many co-workers who truly want the company and thier clients to succeed.

Cons

Poor communication between business units has made them less competitive and prone to neutralizing each other. Internal rewards based on unit's achievements encourage this but marketplace (external) is rewarding those that can work well together, provide myriad ad/mktg/PR solutions and appear to have really worked together before with success. This is frustrating as one gets higher up so build relationships at all levels everywhere in the organization.

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to recognize talent in women and minority employees by giving them real support and training, including the crucial lessons that are learned more informally while the work is being created, studied and evaluated. Recognizing talent by placing people in the right positions and then not providing support drains current talent without building for the future.