"The Desire to Serve, The Ability To Produce"

ID: 1382 ~ Source: Minnesota Historical Society

This file appears in: 3M Vision & Growth

3M promoted a strong corporate culture centered around the company slogan: "The Desire to Serve, The Ability to Produce"

This file appears in: 3M Vision & Growth

3M Vision & Growth

By Marjorie Pearson, Summit Envirosolutions, Inc.

In the Beginning an Idea The growth of 3M from its modest beginnings in 1902 to an international corporation was due to vision and persistence. The four company founders had a vision of mining corundum to use as an abrasive mineral, then shifted to…