Pros
Royal is a place where if you have an idea that you're passionate about, you're encouraged to bring it to life. I've had the opportunity to create new programs, innovate on existing ones, introduce new tools, and more in my time here. Growing a team and developing talent has been a highlight for sure. I went through a number of training exercises myself and learned how to identify opportunities to elevate my team members. Leadership development is something that is expected from managers and up. There's a genuine concern for core values to not be something that just lives on a wall.
Cons
Shiny-Penny-Syndrome is a thing because the industry is so ripe for innovation. There are 10K things we could be working on, but being dedicated to a short list of them can be challenging. The ongoing management of newly built programs can make workloads challenging and a balancing act. The ongoing success of a program is largely dependent on the bandwidth of the person who owns the program and if they are giving a fraction of their time and energy to it, the program will be fractionally less successful.