
3M products are best in class, but IT leadership is mediocre
In IT, leadership needs to be knowledgeable about technical leadership and vision
Middle Managers in IT are old hold-over employees who know little about their jobs, roles or IT leadership and vision.
Much of the IT Services work is outsourced to India, Phillipines and these same people are brought from overseas to do the work in house at Maplewood MN office.
80% of the IT work is performed by contractors and outsourced teams from India, Phillipines who have little stake in success of 3M, and US based contractors have high turn-over because of poor leadership and careless culture