Nokia – “Products are so important . . .”

Pros

Good Salary and Bonus during the growth years
Friendly co workers
Senior Management communicated often about goals and success stories
Superior quality of products
All people worked hard to maintain high product quality

Cons

European mentality regarding products created for American carrier customers - The home office in Finland limited new product development
Top Heavy management - Too many people with vague titles and too few people doing actual work
Process oriented. Too many meetings about 'how' to do a job.
Totally missed some product trends during the past decade

Advice to Senior Management

Develop products for American market by closely cooperating with American carrier customers