Siemens West Sacramento Team

1. Siemens: West Sacramento
Motivation Path to Carbon Neutrality
1Angelina Blair, Lawrence Chen, David Foster, Tamoor Mirza, Elitt Noguera, Yash Pahade, Aurea Siu

2. History of Siemens Company
For more than 165 years Siemens has been synonymous with
internationality and worldwide presence
Largest engineering company in Europe
Generated €79.6 billion ($84 billion) in fiscal 2016
Leading supplier of systems for power generation and
transmission as well as medical diagnosis
equipment
Employs 351,000 personnel in over 200 countries
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4. Employees Motivation
Facing Challenges, Seeking Solutions, and Fast Recovery
Gender Inequality and Implemented Changes
▪ In 2008, 25 % of women
▪ In 2013, failure to retain women in leadership roles
▪ In 2015, Siemens implements new changes:
Increases % of women in management role
Maintains at least 2 women on Siemens Managing Board
Maintains 30% of women on the Supervisory Board
Financial Struggle and Quick Recovery
▪ In 2013, decrease in profit
▪ In 2013, Siemens lays off 15,000 employees
▪ In the beginning of 2016, net profit exceeded expectations

5. Long Term Goal: Carbon Neutrality
Deploying Energy Efficient, Low Carbon Technologies
Siemens’ Approach:
Energy Efficiency Program
Distributed Energy Systems
Company Cars
Electricity Purchasing
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6. Motivation
Company Culture Shapes Employee Motivation
Foundation of the Ownership Culture
Responsible…
Excellent…..
Innovative…….
Ownership Culture
Managers serve as role models
Entrepreneurial behavior
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7. Motivation
Gender Equality, Opportunity for Growth, Personal and Professional
Recognition
Work Hours
Support of Minorities
Siemens Benefits
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8. Management
Motivation Starts at the Top
Responsibility for all employees
Emphasizes the importance of ethical
conduct and compliance
Sets clear, ambitious and realistic goals and
lead by example
Permits their employees as much individual
responsibility and leeway as possible
Employees are accountable for their duties
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9. Management
In particular, the following duties apply to managers:
Duty of selection
Duty to give instructions
Duty of monitoring
Duty of communication
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11. Innovation
Consistent Strategy to Build New Technology
Outstanding strengths in automation and readiness for the future and the age of digitalization
Efficiency and Performance
Amanda Braun,
Representative of Siemens Sacramento’s
Welding Education Dept.
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12. Decision Making
From what we learned in our interview
Siemens West Sacramento:
Provides freedom on how to approach work
Makes employees accountable for their work
Encourages employees to collaborate together to
achieve their goal
Does minimal micromanaging; employees are
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13. Motivation in Management
Siemens West Sacramento
Promote Safety
Pep Talks
Bonuses
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14. References
http://www.siemens.com/about/en/
http://www.siemens.com/about/sustainability/pool/cr-framework/business_conduct_guidelines_e.pdf
(http://business.financialpost.com/executive/executive-women/siemens-ceo-says-gender-quotas-may-be-necessary-after-
engineering-firm-fails-to-retain-women-in-leadership-roles)
http://www.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/?press=/en/pressrelease/2015/corporate/pr2015090360coen.htm&content[]=Corp
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/globalbusiness/10213721/Siemens-names-new-boss-after-string-of-profit-warnings.html
http://qz.com/129628/siemens-lays-off-15000-this-is-what-happens-when-you-put-a-cfo-in-charge/
http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/siemens-increasing-signs-of-a-recovery-116050900077_1.html
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