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It's had its ups and downs, but the trip has been well worth it!

Project Engineering Manager
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for 20 years
June 20, 2013
Hopewell, New York
4.0
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Pros

IBM's corporate culture is geared towards continual improvement and collaboration.

Many, many growth opportunities exist within the company.

Evolutionary innovation exists at IBM.

There is a large corporate IP portfolio to build from.

Cons

East Fishkill culture is gravely flawed; there is a lack of ownership and vision. The hardware division lacks revolutionary innovation.

Advice to Management

This advice is for project managers, up to the senior VPs.

When reviewing a project upon completion, do not make observations where the team needs to improve punitively.

If the result of a project review is to move the organization forward, it is imperative that trust and honesty are built into the culture. Unfortunately, the unspoken message in East Fishkill is that mistakes are detrimental to advancement/career.

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