Marathon task is pleasure for VP
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Highly attractive
"So often we find the best way for us to recruit is by people that work for us talking to their friends, talking to maybe their colleagues in universities about their experiences with 3M. We are very strong in terms of recruitment from just person-to-person within the company," said Bauman, adding that the character of the company - strong on innovation and always creating new things - is highly attractive to engineers and can retain people who possess a genuine scientific spirit.
There are many people like Bauman who have been with 3M for several decades or their entire careers, such as Kenneth Yu, the company's former chief in China.
Bauman said he is a hands-on manager, a good problem-solver and tries to be as open as he can, which can involve returning to his technical background and learning from different people with whom he worked in the company.
From the perspective of technical staff, Bauman maintains a curiosity and inquisitive nature and he likes to go into the details. Evolving from an engineer to a manager, he gradually realized the importance of, and learned, influencing skills. "It seems the higher you go in your career, maybe the more authority you have. But the real power is the ability to influence and communicate in an effective way, to get everybody to share your ideas or to talk collaboratively to understand their ideas," he said.
The tall and fit man loves running and has taken part in several marathons. Working for 3M seems to be another type of marathon for him.
"I love running. I enjoy marathons," he said. "I'll be here as long as I can stay before they kick me out of the door."
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