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IndustryWeek
January 1, 2004
John S. McClenahen |
New World Leader 3M Co.'s James McNerney, CEO of the Year, is committed to operating excellence and organic growth through innovation, international strength, leadership development and Six Sigma.   |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2006
Jim Gillies |
The Best Blue Chip for 2007: 3M Constant innovation and rewards for shareholders -- there's a lot for investors to like here. |
BusinessWeek
December 4, 2006
Roger O. Crockett |
Six Sigma Still Pays Off At Motorola Motorola is thriving, with a culture that lets left-brain and right-brain types coexist. |
BusinessWeek
April 12, 2004
Michael Arndt |
3M's Rising Star Jim McNerney is racking up quite a record at 3M. Now, can he rev up its innovation machine? |
CIO
April 29, 2010
Rick Swanborg |
Social Networks in the Enterprise: 3M's Innovation Process When 3M wanted to expand the reach of its innovation process it deployed an internal social network to access all 75,000 global employees, bringing in hundreds of new ideas. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
3M Needs to Get MMMoving New CEO George Buckley seems a bit more interested in engineering and innovation than his predecessor. Should he succeed in leveraging 3M's great base of engineering talent, better future growth is attainable. Investors, take note. |
IndustryWeek
November 1, 2001
William H. Miller |
New Leader, New Era Jim McNerney, passed over for GE's top job, sets 3M on a growth course... |
BusinessWeek
September 10, 2009
Burnsed & Thornton |
Six Sigma Makes a Comeback With the outlook for sales growth dim, everyone from Target to Cadbury to Merck is turning to Six Sigma to squeeze out more savings. |
BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004 |
James McNerney No matter that the manufacturing sector was on the skids before he even showed up at 3M. The conglomerate has been flying since McNerney rolled out his five-part productivity overhaul in 2001. |
BusinessWeek
April 15, 2010
James P. Andrew |
What Executives Make of Innovation The head of the global innovation practice at Boston Consulting Group dives more deeply into the findings from this year's survey taken to compile the ranking of the most innovative companies. |
The Motley Fool
August 15, 2006
Seth Jayson |
3M's Biggest Acquisition: Itself If you think 3M is aggressive in buying other companies, take a look at what it's spending at home. This looks like a good thing for investors who are buying at the same levels. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2004
Roger Nusbaum |
3M Strong Despite Stock's Slip Experienced leadership keeps 3M, maker of Post-It Notes and Thinsulate, performing well. |
IndustryWeek
January 31, 2012
Josh Cable |
GE Barometer: Executives Believe Innovation and Growth Go Hand-in-Hand However, uncertainty in the global economy is curbing their companies' appetites for risk and making it harder for them to find capital. |
The Motley Fool
November 20, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
An Innovative Investment Idea Look for companies that put their money where their mouth is. Google... Genentech... 3M... |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
3M Bucks the Trend Given its track record, it's hard to argue against 3M, and judging by a recently cranky Mr. Market, more investors may be heading into 3M's stable arms. |
BusinessWeek
April 12, 2004 |
"The Hard Work In Leadership" 3M Chief Exec Jim McNerney talks about his tactics to "get ignition" when it comes to motivating an entire organization |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2006
John Bluis |
Follow the Leader An enjoyable and enriching way investors can find new companies to research is to play "Follow the Leader." As an example, let's take a look at 3M. |
IndustryWeek
May 20, 2009 |
Letters to the Editor For June 2009 Six Sigma debate continues... Manufacturing and manufacturing incentives are the only way out of this financial mess.... |
CIO
December 1, 2003
Tracy Mayor |
Targeting Perfection: Six Sigma Comes to IT Six Sigma is a defect reduction methodology that forces organizations to focus on the quality of the customer experience. And it can most definitely be applied to information technology. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
Six Sigma, Lean Come Together More companies these days are looking for candidates who demonstrate a mix of lean and Six Sigma skills. |
CIO
March 25, 2011
Joe Eng |
Make IT Innovation Everyone's Job How JetBlue's CIO instills a culture of innovation throughout his IT organization. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2011
Travis Hoium |
3 Mergers That Just Make Sense With corporate cash piling up, it's time to put that money to work. |
IndustryWeek
April 15, 2009
Steve Minter |
Critical Success Factors The purpose of the Six Sigma projects is to make the company more efficient and competitive not to reduce their numbers. |
HBS Working Knowledge
December 5, 2005
Govindarajan & Trimble |
Not All Innovations Are Equal Innovative strategies alone -- without changes to either the underlying technologies or the products and services sold to customers -- drive the success of many companies. But now, the long-term survival of a company depends on strategic innovation more than ever before. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2010
Travis Hoium |
3M Goes Shopping for Growth 3M has started buying again, but beware, the cost is high, and past acquisitions haven't made a big impact. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2011
David Lee Smith |
3M = Miraculous Money Maker 3M hits on all sectors and geographic areas while posting yet another solid quarter. |
CIO
June 25, 2013 |
3 Ways to Jump-Start IT Innovation To spark valuable new business ideas, these three CIOs are trying out creative techniques. |
Inc.
June 1, 2008 |
Special Report: Innovation Innovation is as much about smart processes as shiny new products. Here's how some of the nation's smartest companies inspire their people, capture new ideas, and bring those ideas to market. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Apple Will Be Fine After Steve Jobs Leaves Investors shouldn't panic if and/or when the iconic CEO decides to step down from Apple. |
The Motley Fool
October 21, 2011
John Reeves |
Identifying Innovative Companies A new study identifies five ways that CEOs and executives can get better at innovation. |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2010
Travis Hoium |
Innovation Is Back at Google Google is starting to release new products that should have a positive effect on profitability. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Really See 3M to Appreciate It A familiar story: Earnings are up, but the stock is down. Is value piling up within the stock? |
IndustryWeek
April 15, 2009
Steve Minter |
Six Sigma's Growing Pains The popular quality methodology pays a price for not being a panacea. |
Fast Company
March 2014
Robert Safian |
The World's Most Innovative Companies 2014 The culture of innovation across the globe is more robust than ever. We think that's worth celebrating. |
Entrepreneur
September 2002
Katherine Catlin |
Practice Makes Perfect Introducing the top innovators of 1989. As you would imagine, they've done a lot more innovating in the meantime. |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Investors Whack 3M Old news is bad news for 3M. It doesn't make too much sense to see even more weakness in a stock on the same negative news investors already expected. |
CIO
August 15, 2001
Sandy kendall |
How Things Change Five top gurus' views on innovation principles and practices... |
Bank Systems & Technology
March 29, 2006
Katherine Burger |
You're Wearing That? Innovation is not just about new products and services, but also encompasses business model innovation, process innovation, culture innovation and management system innovation. |
CRM
June 24, 2011
Elisa O'Donnell |
Kill the Office of Innovation What it really takes to create a thriving innovation capacity within an organization. |
IndustryWeek
June 23, 2010 |
Consider This -- Five Key Concepts for Sustainable Innovation Mastering these fundamentals can stimulate your innovation efforts and the global economy. |
Fast Company
October 2005
Tom Kelley |
The 10 Faces of Innovation In an exclusive book excerpt from the general manager of Ideo, we meet the personality types it takes to keep creativity thriving - and the devil's advocate at bay. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2005
Jack Uldrich |
3M: Great at the Little Things The maker of Scotch Tape, Post-It Notes, and Thinsulate is also a nanotech powerhouse well-positioned to employ the emerging science of the small across its entire line of diversified products. Investors, take note. |
IndustryWeek
October 20, 2010 |
Innovation Nation? Manufacturers are more involved than other industries in innovation, but engagement is hardly widespread. |
Global Services
November 29, 2007 |
The Future of Innovation The challenges are there, but so are the opportunities to open up vast new global markets through innovation. |
Fast Company
December 2005
Michael A. Prospero |
Survey: The New Offshore Threat In the past five years, the U.S. has lost its innovative edge. |
CIO
November 15, 2005
Michael Schrage |
Innovation Alchemy One of the most important things CIOs can create is the right mix of healthy environment and reliable process in order to foster innovation. |
BusinessWeek
June 19, 2006 |
Introducing IN IN: Inside Innovation is a quarterly magazine within BusinessWeek devoted to helping companies share insights and best practices in this exciting area. |
National Defense
August 2015
Scott Trail |
How to Unlock Innovation at the Defense Department Existing barriers in defense acquisition suppress the innovation that abounds across the Defense Department. |
Insurance & Technology
May 19, 2010
Katherine Burger |
AXA Equitable CIO Discusses How Tech Helped Carrier Weather Economic Storm Kevin Murray, EVP and CIO of AXA Equitable, thinks the carrier's investment in enabling technologies such as rules engines and SOA have been key to its continued strong performance during economic turmoil. |
CRM
January 2010
David Myron |
A New Decade Brings New Ideas Organizations must position themselves in a way that promotes innovation. |
