Westpac Banking – “Ordinary”

Pros

There is a great team of people which makes it easy to work with.
Some great oppurunities are in front of Westpac and it was exciting to see things get done, sometimes

Cons

Difficulty with management who control everything and if it doesn't suit their own objectives it gets crushed
Slow and beaurocratic, while this can be relevant for such a regulated industry it does make it difficult at times to be productive

Advice to Senior Management

Remove some of the red tape which makes innovation and development difficult.
Identify when senior management are not performing and the advice that is given by their direct reports and take action.