Pros
Opportunity to stretch into new roles outside of "resume" expertise (also a downside here) Compensation Leadership capabilty on my my team in particular... cohesive, collaborative, challenging Really smart people (a con for the furture see below) Strong pockets of humility that still nurture the voice of the customer
Cons
Real rsk of losing the great talent we have in the future through a delicate change effort Stretch roles don't always materialize into careeer growth which can lead to burn out Insufficient focus or communication of focus or perhaps clarity (not sure the root cause here) in a time of necessary change We sometimes appear to suffer from the opposite of Not invented here... all the best and brightest ideas and people seem to now come from outside the company