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on this journey, but expect to remove step is helping people through the In 2016, I received the STEP Award
$100 million of inventory from our change. We need strong leadership from the Manufacturing Institute for
supply chain by 2020, among other to articulate our vision and under- Women in Manufacturing. This recog-
benefits, as we optimize our supply stand its impact. This requires training nizes women for leadership, inspiring
chain footprint. and support. young people to pursue manufactur-
To ensure a successful transformation, I’m passionate about mentoring not ing careers, and engaging women. To
we focus on talent. We want to double only people within 3M, but also high be recognized was extremely gratifying.
the pipeline of our diverse talent, and school students, through the Best Prep We all can work to provide high
give our team great development organization. We exchange emails school students more exposure to supply
opportunities. We use Lean Six Sigma as on college choices, resume writing, chain and the value society gets from it.
one of our top leadership development interviewing, and other topics. The In 3M, we talk about how we help every
opportunities; it’s part of our DNA. students challenge my thinking. It’s company, every home, and every life.
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