Thread regarding Medtronic Inc. layoffs

Geoff has pushed out all long term experienced leaders

Since Geoff took office he has systematically thrown out long term leaders who made it up the ranks at Medtronic. He has replaced them with “outsiders” the majority of which have no MedTech experience.

To make things worse these new leaders are making mistake after mistake, due to their lack of experience and knowledge in MedTech. Hiring people just because they a business degree does not make them a “good” leader. Look at the hire to run the Pelvic Health business….someone with only a Journalism bachelors degree. How is this possible?

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@f4 Please show me these posts spouting off about white men. I assume you're talking about Sally Saba?

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Mr. Martha is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Medtronic plc. He served as President of Medtronic plc from November 2019 through April 2020 and prior to that, as Executive Vice President and President, Restorative Therapies Group, a role he held since August 2015. Mr. Martha previously served as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development of Medtronic plc beginning in January 2015 and of Medtronic, Inc. beginning in August 2011. Prior to that, he served as Managing Director of Business Development at GE Healthcare from April 2007 to July 2011; General Manager for GE Capital Technology Finance Services from November 2003 to March 2007; Senior Vice President, Business Development for GE Capital Vendor Financial Services from February 2002 to October 2003; General Manager for GE Capital Colonial Pacific Leasing from February 2001 to January 2002; and Vice President, Business Development for Potomac Federal, the GE Capital federal financing investment bank from May 1998 to January 2001.

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@q3 you are correct. And that is why he is now CEO at another company! Classic example of leadership failing upwards.

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@a8 Bob White has to be one of the most ineffective leaders I've seen in my career. He failed on so many levels.

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That's by design, friend. Cronyism. He wants allies, not dissenters. He wants to stay as long as he can, make his bag, get out with a bunch of shares for him and his friends. He's a rent-seeker. He does not WANT competent people that could take his place.

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Shareholders and Employees: We want strategic leaders that can innovate new products and partner with physician customers.

Medtronic CEO: Best I can Do is a lady spouting off about white men on LinkedIn

State of The Leadership

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Uh huh. That's just what engineers want. Oversight and supervision from Liberal Arts and Business flunkies -- all mathematically challenged people who barely understand linear algebra. HR is a big part of the problem as well. Apocalypse Now !

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It's been years of bad hires from the outside - M. Ploof, Hakami, Wienstein, Hopkins, Washington -

HR should be asking --- what are we looking for in leaders that they don't work out?

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Bob White was a threat to him. Omar should have tapped Bob for CEO.

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