I agree that there is a lot of failure with 16 and above. I am no longer with the company but when I did work there employees took ownership. We would find ways to make things better and solve problems.
Now everyone just wants to lay down and blame others which is what is going on everywhere not just 3m. We the USA need to start making the right moves are else nothing good is coming. You can’t blame others unless you do your part.
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Take care of yourself. In this 3M toxic environment no one else will.
We are now in a combination of "Apocalypse Now" and "The Hunger Games".
Old 3M fostered innovation by encouraging us individual contributors to make things better and find better ways.
New 3M has become infested with "leaders" at all levels who gain their self worth by lopping off the heads of any lower classes who stick their necks out. All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.
I'm not going the extra mile to have incentives removed & be demonized for trying to make things better. The heck with the high road & waiting for management to come around to my way of thinking.
I stopped giving improvements when my boss steals my ideas and gives me no credit. 3M does nothing when reported so guess what? F improvements. F 3M. Now they complain no one turns in suggestions. No sh-t.
3M became infatuated with processes as a result of Six Sigma, the GE way, and the new SAP system. Process efficiency is important to drive costs down, however when innovation, customers and integrity are ignored then your failure is guaranteed. A 20 year mistake that 3M leadership insists will work. If we could only fire enough people, consolidate enough plants and only sell to gigantic accounts then we would win. The downward spiral continues until we stop repeating past mistakes.
The fake directors and above have decided streamlining the process is the way to go, although one size doesn’t fit all. This is why many employees have stopped taking ownership since any changes must go through many layers of approvals and people that are considered experts are just providing answers to what the higher ups want to hear and not what works which leaves employees doing the minimum. As a Jg 14 I have less decision making power than when I was a jg 10 right now although I have a big team. Pretty un-motivating.
The original message on this thread ownership ….. clearly lacking at all levels of leadership. Leave alone rewarding the right people and unbiased behavior. If there is no ownership no progress will be made. Sad state in 3M leadership.
@pqa+1sq4pk7x
Truer words have never been spoken. "Employees no longer have the protection of the 3M Code of Conduct."
Ethical behavior starts at the top. Senior executives have prioritized profit over ethical behavior. There's a lack of consequences for unethical behavior and we are not empowered to report bad leadership behavior without fear of reprisal. The code of conduct is not part of the business rhythm. Empty words. To round off this disaster, our toxic work environment is characterized by bullying, harassment, or discrimination. We have created a culture where employees feel pressured to compromise their values. It only took 20 years to get to this position. Now what?
brj+1sq4pk7x
Thanks for your comments. I am stunned as a relatively new hire how often 3M condones bad behavior by its leaders. 3M employees should be treated with respect but that is not happening right now. Employees no longer have the protection of the 3M Code of Conduct.
There are the tangible things (ending new pension contributions, ending LTI, etc) that certainly destroy employee motivation and morale. Yes, these are happening nearly everywhere.
What is tragic about 3M is how people are treated by certain leaders in a nasty and demeaning manner, something 3M never did in its glory days. A lousy boss who mistreated people got exposed and either changed their way or were forced out.
Prior to Mcnerney taking over in 2000 and bringing the GE passive aggressive culture, I rarely saw any leaders who demeaned their employees publicly or privately. He changed the game for the worse by using forced ranking. I remember leaders getting into nasty spats and forming factions behind closed doors while fighting over which good employees would get the dreaded 2 (below average on the 1 to 5 system). All because we were told that we didn't meet Jimmy's quota for 2s.
Couple that with a ethics line that only the Stasi would love and you're hearing how people feel being treated daily. This never would have happened if Bill Monahan had been hired away from Imation to take over for Desi.
No, not everyone wants to lie down and blame others. It's easier to solve problems and improve processes when you aren't doing multiple people's jobs because your colleagues got laid off.
Very true comment.People use to not give up but find ways to improve processes and now all you here is that I am not giving any information or help improve anything.
Management has been going downhill in plants but from all the posts they are on the same ship operators are on now.