Source: Fortune.com
Summary
Shilpan Amin, global chief procurement and supply-chain officer at General Motors, emphasizes the importance of culture and visibility in large organizations. He believes that creating a strong culture and environment where teams can bring their best selves to work leads to exceeding expectations. Amin shares his experience of failing to make progress visible, which created anxiety in other parts of the organization, and has since made it a priority to explain his team’s work and give direct feedback. He also credits CEO Mary Barra with reinforcing the importance of dropping titles and roles in meetings to improve decision-making.
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The announcement sounds familiar.
Shilpan Amin, GM’s supply-chain chief, prioritizes culture and visibility in large organizations.
He emphasizes the importance of creating a strong culture and environment where teams can bring their best selves to work.
Amin’s experience of failing to make progress visible created anxiety in other parts of the organization.
He now makes it a priority to explain his team’s work and give direct feedback to sharpen performance.
Original observation: “Culture is just another way of saying ‘obscure the truth until it’s too late’.”
