The State of My Company

• The primary market forces driving or threatening my company are government spending cuts and strong competition.  I work for an aerospace supplier who manufactures a lot of parts for the military and space programs.  With the recent uncertainty regarding the government’s budget, we are in limbo as to whether or not our contracts will be renewed.  We also face stiff competition from several competitors who try to undercut our bids.
• Our company’s mission is to create safe, quality products for the aerospace and industrial markets.
• The company communicates its mission to the workforce through a variety of methods.   They produce a lot of interactive computer based training courses with simulations and role playing exercises built in.  They also do the traditional mass emails and communicate through the company’s intranet page which every employee sees when they log into their computer.  Finally, management is good about verbally conveying the company’s message and clarifying any questions that employees have.
• In my opinion, the workforce is very enthusiastically engaged and committed to the company’s mission.  We have a great benefits and compensation structure and the company really does a good job of taking care of employees.  This shows as the workforce, as a whole, seems committed to helping the company excel.