Vantaggi
Great people...many who have been there for 20+ years Many clients who are with the firm for 25 years 30 years in business and 28 profitable years with much of the profit has been passed to the Employee Owners in the form of compensation and stock Great Culture of Employee Ownership Lots of authority and responsibility delegated to individuals Core values are still at the "Core" though the values have always been challenged in times of success and challenge Very low turnover in leadership...the people who built the company are mostly still there and still a relatively young Company ECC had the financial strength to weather a couple of tough and lean years, thanks to its people and clients
Svantaggi
A few projects had dramatic losses in Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan which impacted everyone The company implemented a tougher level of management discipline Despite the friendly and collaborative culture the tough times call for tough decisions which are often unpopular Most work is for the US Government who has been slow to compensate on claims for the losses above The work has always been project based and every project finishes and then you move on to another location The business has had very high and low earnings which are not consistent US Government funding is much more restricted which drives many of the challenges