Pros
Missions are impactful to the world
Top talent in specialized fields
Wonderful people
Respectful environment
Cons
Processes and policies are not robust enough to support the large growth / merger, which leaves everyone operating in silos and interpreting things in their own ways
Shared service model is not structured properly
Not enough critical thinking around how budgets should be allocated for tools, capital, and salaries
Higher level leaders are too in the weeds and not working on the harder strategic aspects
Businesses are not aligned with common products to gain best synergies as all businesses fight to defend $s not what actually makes sense for the company (radios sharing same suppliers are in completely different segments; CCAs are built across 10+ different factories managed by different management teams instead of a couple of large COEs)
All leaders felt unempowered due to lack of ownership of budgets. Budgets were set but then adjusted at further levels without any additional discussion of new targets and how to achieve. Then budgets would be reallocated a few months into year if you weren't demonstrating that you truly need it. This drove teams to spend heavy up front and not make the smartest decisions at times