Name: How Johnson Controls' CEO Plans to Unite Two Giant Companies
Uploaded: 2020-01-03
Duration: 2 min 31 s
Description: Alex Molinaroli explains how he will lead his company into a new era.

 So you're going to continue as CEO of the newly merged Johnson Controls and Tyco for the next 18 months. What would you say is the most important thing you need to do as a leader? What's most important is that everyone feels like they're part of this new company, that this new company that we've formed is not the old Johnson Controls or the old Tyco. It's the new Johnson Controls. And I think as quickly as we can to get to that place, and I think it shows up in how I present myself, and how my leadership presents itself. I think we'll just all be better off. Well, how do you motivate employees to believe that they're all in this together and to follow your lead? I think first, you have to be able to create a vision that says, this makes sense. What we're doing makes sense. And not only doesn't make sense. I can see that we're doing something bigger than myself, and I want to be a part of that. And so the fact that people can see that vision, can see themselves in that vision, and it just makes sense for our customers, and for them, I just think it makes it easy. So we just need to be able to articulate that. So Tyco's CEO George Oliver is going to take over from you in 2018, right? That's correct. OK. So any advice that you're going to have for him? Well, I'm sure I'll have lots of advice, but he's going to have lots of advice for me, too. I think the thing that I would say to George is really no different than what I would say to anyone else that's coming to be a part of this new company. I think the most important thing is for us to look for the good in each company and each individual, because there's going to be so much good. And not get distracted by any of the distractions or any other things that are surrounding this whole event that can get in the way of us looking forward. You've spent your entire career at Johnson Controls, more than 30 years. And I'm sure you've had a lot of mentors along the way. What would you say was the best leadership advice that you ever got and that really stuck with you as you became CEO? A long time ago, the first time I had an opportunity to lead people, I had all the answers, as we all do when we're young. I was telling people what it is I thought they should do, and I couldn't get things done, and things just didn't happen. And I had a gentleman pull me aside, and was observing what I was doing. And he said, you know, if you spent a little more time listening about people what they were trying to accomplish and what motivated them, you might get a little more done. He was right. If you spent a little bit of time listening, a little less time telling, sometimes you get a lot further along. And that's something that has stuck with me for a long, long time. 

How Johnson Controls' CEO Plans to Unite Two Giant Companies

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Alex Molinaroli explains how he will lead his company into a new era.

So you're gonna continue a CEO of the newly merged Johnson Controls and Tycho for the next 18 months. What would you say is the most important thing you need to do as a leader? What's most important is that everyone feels like they're part of this new company. That this new company that we've formed is not the old John's controls of the old Taeko. It's the new jobs controls, and I think as quickly as we can to get to that place. And I think it shows up in how you know how I present myself, how my leadership presents itself. I think we'll just all be better off. Well, how do you motivate employees to believe that they're all in this together and to follow your lead? I think you first you you have to be able to create a vision that says, This makes sense. What we're doing makes sense and not only doesn't make sense, I can see that we're doing something bigger than myself, and I want to be a part of that. So the fact that that people can see that vision can see themselves in that vision, and it just makes sense for our customers and for them. I just think it makes it easy. So I just need to go to articulate. So, uh, Tyco CEO George Oliver is going to take over from you in 2018 driver. Okay, so, um, any advice that you're gonna have for him? Well, I'm sure I'll have lots of advice. You'll have lots of advice for me, too. I think that the thing that I would say that George is really no different than what I would say anyone else that's coming to be a part of this new company, I think the most important thing is for us to look for the good in each company in each individual, because there's going to be so much good and not get distracted by any of distractions or any other things that are surrounding this whole event that can get in the way of us looking for you've spent your entire career at Johnson controls more than 33 years, and I'm sure you've had a lot of mentors along the way. What would you say was the best leadership advice that you ever got? And that really stuck with you and you became you a long time ago when I was the first time I had an opportunity to lead people. I was I had all the answers is we all do when we're young. I was telling people what it is I thought they should do, and I couldn't. I couldn't get things done. They think just didn't happen. And I had, um, Gentlemen pulled me aside and was observing what I was doing. And he said, You know, if you spent a little more time listening about people, what they were trying to accomplish and what motivated them, you might get a little more done. He was right. You know, if you spent a little bit of time listening a little less time telling, sometimes you get you get a lot further along, and that's something that has stuck with me for a long, long time.