3M The article “Strategic Stories: How 3M is Rewriting Business Planning” is a two in one type of article. The author initially discusses the drawbacks of using bullet point in presentations‚ mainly on how it contains lack of information‚ clarity and attention to the audience. The author continues by giving an alternative way of delivering the idea in mind by a strategic narrative style‚ which captures the audience and delivers the points needed to be made effectively. Throughout the article the
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Leadership Development at 3M: New Process‚ New Techniques‚ New Growth Margaret Alldredge‚ Cindy Johnson‚ Jack Stoltzfus‚ 3M;Al Vicere‚ Smeal College of Business‚The Pennsylvania State University; and the 3M ALDP Design Team F rom the moment she first shook his hand in a receiving line after his arrival at 3M‚ Margaret Alldredge‚ staff vice president‚ Leadership Development and Learning‚ knew Jim McNerney was passionate about developing leaders. McNerney was fresh from an enormously
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Case Studies 3M1: Rethinking Innovation Background Large (70K employees‚ $15bn sales)‚ global operations (200 countries)‚ multi-product (50K range)‚ multi-market business. Innovation ‘Claim to Fame’ This company has been around for just over 100 years and during that period has established a clear reputation as a major innovator. Their technical competence has been built up by a long-term commitment to R&D on which they currently spend around $1bn p.a.; this has yielded them a regular position
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1. How the 3 M innovation process evolved from the time the company was found? Answer: The innovation process at 3M has typically been a focus area for the upper management. The company had taken a getoutoftheway attitude towards the product developers who in turn have worked accordingly towards innovation. Along with technicians each team had a process engineer to ensure that the product was efficiently made. The entire team did not face any risk if the product failed.
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1. How has 3M’s innovation process evolved since the company was founded? Why‚ if at all‚ does 3M known as a "hothouse" of innovation‚ need to regain its historic closeness to the customer? First‚ they discover their first product by accident. Technician bypass purchasing agents in order to better understand product needs. Walked into factories and workplaces and talk directly to workers. Then‚ one developer discovered some success ignoring company order. Causing the attitude. It is better
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Choosing a Successor Choosing a Successor is the case about a 62-year-old administrator of the multispecialty Ambulatory Care Center named Paul. He has worked there for many years and is planning his retirement in a year. He is beginning the process of training a successor and has three possible internal candidates for the position. The Ambulatory Care Center is a medium-sized facility serving an average of 80 patients on a daily basis. There has been little growth over the past couple of
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self-regulation in the foundational block. With this knowledge‚ I can address this issue as his teacher and look to see if this area of weakness may be a cause to any problems that may arise. In my student ’s history‚ he has shown a tendency to lose focus and have difficulty controlling his impulses which causes him to display erratic behavior. Since his weakness in attention and self-regulation is not a frequent occurrence‚ it has not become a major hindrance to his academic and social/emotional
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Real Threat of new Entrants When deciding on entering an industry as a new company one must be aware of the borrow costs of bank loans and credit rates. The meat packing and manufacturing industry is not easy to break into although it can be done. Real Threats of Substations Product or Services The threat of substation is high due to the fact that so many competitors are in this market. This type of saturation in the market even affects the level of competition. That doesn’t mean that it affect
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disorganized‚ do you have a short temper‚ or are you poor at handling stress)? Do you have personality traits that hold you back in your field? For instance‚ if you have to conduct meetings on a regular basis‚ a fear of public speaking would be a major weakness. Again‚ consider this from a personal/internal perspective and an external perspective. Do other people see weaknesses that you don’t see? Do co-workers consistently outperform you in key areas? Be realistic – it’s best to face any unpleasant truths
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three times the population of Britain in fact‚ but Russia was an immense country‚ and the population was spread out. They had an average army size‚ but being so far out on the edge of Europe‚ it would be hard to assemble and move an army. The main weakness of both Austria-Hungary and Russia was that neither had any colonies at all. This gave them a huge disadvantage‚ for several reasons. Firstly‚ if things went bad for them in war and they needed more soldiers‚ they could not bring them from anywhere
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