Juniper is being run down into the ground by an ex-PLM. I agree everyone likes Rami, but that doesn’t mean he is a competent CEO. Rami may have been promoted to a point of incompetence too. The Peter principle in full effect, just like everywhere else at Juniper. From the very top down. :)
Rami has not turned this company around and the decay has been swift under his watch. There is no corporate culture to speak of. As you can see from Glassdoor posts (that were taken down), extra-marital affairs were not just ignored, but swept under the rug. These have existed from the very beginning, and if you didn't know, are are demeaning to women. No respect. No one listens. Some have sense of urgency. Some have no sense at all.
The PLMs have always been an arrogant and incompetent bunch, acrros all BUs. Note, they are not the most effective, but just arrogant. They are definitely not the best PLMs in the world. Engineering leadership is the same. Just not very effective leaders. They couldn't estimate a development cycle to save their life. They like to show authority, raise their voices, show disrespect every chance they get.
Marketing, well thats a joke. The rotating door of marketing leadership has new VPs, Snr. Directors, Directors, Managers etc., every few quarters. I wonder how they even get anything done. Well they don’t. The reasons are obvious. A passive/aggressive leader and a bunch of aggressive half wits in charge who just don’t deliver. Enough said.
Services is the only organization that has delivered. They are profitable, reliable and consistent. They have a smart leader that repects his people and listens to them. Thank you AG. I don’t work for AG now, but I have, and I respect his leadership. Rami could learn a lesson or two from AG.