Seagate Technology – “Seagate strong brain power poor management”

Pros

Seagate is the largest manufacturer of hard discs. If you would like to be involved in developing cutting edge technology seagate is a good place to work for. One of the few companies where there is still significant investment in Research and Development areas. Best talent pool.

Cons

Highly stressful and competitive environment. Heavily layered. Too many management levels. No work life balance. No coordination between different organizations. Redundency at all levels. Promotion of self agendas rather than a common vision.

Advice to Senior Management

Need to cut down management chains further and improve communication between different organizations. Reduce redundency. Promote a common vision throughout the organization