It is with this goal in mind that Nexans, the world’s second-largest industrial cable manufacturer, conducted a large-scale survey a few months ago across eight plants in the Northeast and East of France. Over six months of interviews and informal meetings revealed many insights, including challenges common to many companies. Even for a group with 2,300 employees in France (28,500 globally, including 17,000 blue-collar workers), 16 sites including three research and innovation centers, generating €1 billion in domestic revenue (€6 billion worldwide) and present in 42 countries, such self-reflection can be both instructive and beneficial.

A conversation between Christopher Guérin, CEO of Nexans, and sociologist Michaël V. Dandrieux, who led the survey.

→ Full interview available on Harvard Business Review France.