Pros
Target is committed to becoming the Best Company Ever and to treating Team Members at all levels with fairness and respect. Target is also committed to continuous improvement in its merchandise assortment, operations and in attracting and developing a world class team.
Kontras
Target's culture is very tightly controlled and its expectations of leaders often minimizes the essential role of teaching core business skills to newer members of store leadership teams. An unspoken belief is that due to Target's legendary sytems and technologies, leading a Target store team and an excellent store operation is simply a matter of following instructions. Leadership doesn't always 'walk the talk' when it comes to development. As a store team leader, you are rightly accountable for the development and promotion of executives and evaluated based on the feedback you provide them. As a store team leader, unless you are viewed as a 'problem performer' or 'high potential' - you may not receive any substantive developmental feedback.