George Buckley, CEO of 3M, recently had Tea with The Economist, and the subject of the chat was innovation. 3M is regarded as a company that has effectively innovated with the times. And Buckley does a good job of explaining the company's philosophy in being willing to take risks and not fearing failure. But he also discusses some of the present and future challenges for 3M in this talk. Among those challenges: the scarcity of strong science graduates in the US today. Take a look:
Posted
03-31-2011 8:53 AM
by
Graham Griffith
Filed under: innovation, global business, failure, strategic management, risk, tea with the economist, learning from failure, workforce, 3m george buckley, managing risk, science graduates