Texas Instruments

Ethical, good work-life balance. Good if you plan to live in Dallas long-term and work for the same company for years. Will not make risky decisions and play it safe.

It's very difficult to keep someone who wants to advance in their career or rotate job functions to understand the company better. While the tech ladder is there to promote people who are individual contributors, there is no clear career path for people who want to transition to the management ladder. It is mostly based on an old-boys network or who you worked with in groups before.

There is no training program for new hires. It is difficult to motivate people who want to contribute more. Not many women in management roles across all groups at TI. Career growth for women is as good as who your manager is (which is a risky proposition) and how supportive they are.

There is always a concern that women may not make the tough decisions as well as men.

Listen to people who want to contribute more to the company at the lower levels.

Open the doors to new blood and people who are not like you.

Promote women across the board and not just focus on work-life programs.

Encourage job rotation to advance the top 10 ranked people so that they can learn the ropes.