Thread regarding 3M layoffs

Wonder how those 3 interim EO BG Ops VP felt as a seat warmer? Not good enough for Tireman? Looks like those positions will be filled from ex GE or ex Starbuck or ex Tirehub executives. Let's see.

I also don't understand why the organization has so many unfilled leadership positions as well as 'interim' leaders while they are searching for candidates. Probably recruiting from outside the organization.

Also feel bad for these 'interim' leaders. A clear signal that they are not seen to be cut out for the job and the boss didn't select them initially. However, the boss needs them to step up until they can get someone 'better'. Mind you these are senior managers and directors that have been in the organization for years.

Yeah most of them went to Carlson. Good school, but let's not pretend you have to be a genius to get an MBA from there.

Haha thr corporate mba strategy group. You thin theyre gonna solve your problems? Theyre all recruited to the company based on minority status and how much they spent on their mba. Then they spend two yrs kissing a-s and getting coddled and sp-t out as L14 managers as if they accomplished something

Last funny thing they mostly went to non impressive schools, not even harvard pr yale etc, but still a bunch of doofuses

I was in the same meeting. Another non value add slide show and empty commentary. We learned nothing. I left the meeting incredibly deflated. I miss leaders who could rally the team even in the most unsure times. You left meetings feeling empowered and ready to go & do great things for 3M. The organization should have been well thought out with RACI in hand, a clear goal, communication with those that DO the work everyday, ask the individuals where they want to be in the Pillars. But, I guess the approach of treating your people as invisible followers worked for them in the past. We have lost so much talent with more to come I’m sure. Nobody feels valued or appreciated. A simple thing that makes a big difference.

I'll never forget having to spend a few hours per week reviewing the batch production records being filled out by technicians for silly things like scribbles, someone drawing a down line through 4 check boxes rather than checking off each box, etc.

Oh and yeah having our ISO 9000 auditor checking through a huge stack of BPRs to find where we had incomplete info or missed correcting a scribble. Many minor non conformances made one major NC.

I respect people who worked in Quality making sure the analysis equipment was properly calibrated, etc. But the CONTROL part of some turned into maniacal fanaticism to justify a job. One guy spent 40 hours a week in the office just double checking that the engineers had double checked the technicians work on BPRs.

That was back in the day when 3M made money in spite of themselves. Huge margins have evaporated yet we still have these costly systems in place.

The MBAs are working on new buzzwords like "digital transformation" posting to their linkedin accounts.

@Varys
It's not Quality. They continue to be obsessed over things that don't matter to the customer but do satisfy the "control" in Quality Control. Examples are continued misunderstanding of signature legibility, overreaction to scribbles instead of single line srikethrough, putting critical, backordered ppe products on hold for negligible documentation omissions instead of fixing it in real time. EAP can help if you are a control freak or have low self esteem. BTW - all aforementioned issues are easily solved by intelligent requirement and procedure writing.

Isn’t there an entire corporate strategy group with highly paid MBAs? What are they working on?

I don't think it is just sourcing. I haven't seen a decent set of plans in the company in several years.

If anyone knows any group with a clear strategic plan, let us know which one. If sure as he-l isn't mine.

Consultants give a stick man level recommendation. No specifics or details. Just some PowerPoint slides and excel spreadsheets.

For as many months as people like tireman and Vale and company have spent on these firms, it's ridiculous that all they get of higher level plans.

3M is now the kind of company that shoots first and then tries to figure out what it aimed for but didn't hit.