Fortive History
FBS
Who Do You Know?
HR for HR
Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast
100

Fortive spun out from this Fortune 500 company.

Danaher

100

FBS stands for this.

Fortive Business System

100

This leader formerly led the FBS organization before leaving to join Microsoft

Kirsten Paust
100

Fortive's branded job marketplace and career development hub.

MyCareer

100

Order these events in the proper sequencing by how they feed each other: OTA-Talent, OTA-Org, STRAT, Performance Reviews. (e.g. x needs to occur first so y can happen after)

STRAT, OTA-Org, Performance Reviews, OTA-Talent

200

Fortive spun out in the year _____

2016

200

Which element of FBS emphasizes understanding customer needs deeply before solving problems?

VOC

200

This leader has coined selfies that are called what?

Susie Selfie

200

HR Transformation started in the year _____.

2019

200

We've recently pivoted to calling "managers" something else. What is it?

People Leaders

300

Fortive completed its first major spin-out in 2020 with the new company named ______.

Vontier

300

What are the three main components of the FBS engine?

Growth, Lean, Leadership

300

This HR leader grew up in Everett, WA

Kyla Mangini

300

Quarterly Check-Ins were recently replaced with this new people leader and employee connection.

Career & Development Touchpoints

300

Name our F9 Behaviors

Courageous, Deliver Results, Build Extraordinary Teams, Innovate for Impact, Customer Obsessed, Inspiring, Lead with FBS, Strategic, Adaptable

400

Fortive acquired this company in 2019 to expand its software and workflow solutions.

Accruent or Gordian

400

The “Growth” engine in FBS helps drive which two strategic outcomes?

Innovation and Customer Success

400

This President was formerly President of Censis

Ankush Kaul

400
We have 6 COEs within HR. Name them.

IGC, Integrated Talent, Total Rewards, HR Tech & Operations, HR Transformation, Communications

400

Fortive has a strong relationship with this author, leadership advisor, and speaker.

Liz Wiseman

500

What does the name "Fortive" represent?

Fortitude & Initiative

500

FBS draws inspiration from which globally recognized improvement methodology originating in Japan?

Toyota Production System

500

This HR leader grew up in Alaska

Kara Beeler

500

This new capability-building series started in June 2025 aimed at HR and People Leaders.

The Talent Edge

500

Our former CEO, Jim Lico, adapted this famous bit to interview his leadership team.

Carpool Karaoke