OUR SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards—we set them. While others aim to be best-in-class, we push ourselves to go further, to deliver more, to do what others can’t. How do we do it? Through The Tenneco Way.
It’s a culture that demands excellence, shapes leaders, and develops world-class talent. It challenges us, rewards effort, and builds a deep sense of allegiance across our teams. These qualities differentiate us, enabling Tenneco to achieve our purpose: to become the most trusted partner and the best manufacturer and distributor in the transportation industry.
RADICAL CANDOR
SIMPLIFY
ORGANIZATIONAL VELOCITY
TENACIOUS EXECUTION
WIN
PEOPLE. PERFORMANCE. PRIDE.
P3 is how we operationalize The Tenneco Way across every plant, and every team, and every shift. It connects purpose to performance. Culture to consistency. Strategy to execution. All while keeping safety at the center of all we do.
The name says it all.
- People come first—we build environments where trust, safety, and support allow everyone to perform at their best.
- Performance is our mindset—we own our results and keep pushing beyond best-in-class.
- Pride is what we build—world-class operations our teams are proud to be part of.
P3 is rooted in our own best practices, strengthened by our standards and tailored to the reality of our plants. We didn’t copy this from someone else. We built it to reflect who we are – and where we’re going.
"YOU MUST LEAD WITH EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE." - JIM VOSS, CEO
At Tenneco, Emotional Intelligence (EQ) isn’t a soft skill. It’s a power skill. It’s what separates good leaders from great ones
To lead The Tenneco Way requires a high degree of emotional intelligence - because it’s the foundation that allows everything else to work. It equips leaders to understand and empathize, especially under pressure. And it enables us to build stronger relationships, communicate with impact, and make better decisions.
With EQ, performance and culture rise together—and that’s how The Tenneco Way comes to life.
CULTURE SPRINTS
TENNU
TENNU: NEXTUP
LEADERSHIP CORE SKILLS
LIFT
THE TENNECO MINDSET - MORE THAN SLOGAN.
We are obsessed with achieving excellence. Our conscious default mode is relentless, aggressive action. We never fail - we either win or we learn. No respect for the status quo. No boundaries. No excuses. We take risks and make the impossible happen - then we raise the bar. Humbly. Unapologetically. Courageously. Game on.
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more than engaged employees —
we want emotional allegiance™
The Tenneco Way is our culture—how we think, how we lead, and how we show up every day. It’s our foundation and our sustainable competitive advantage. It’s what unites Team Tenneco—built on trust, driven by purpose, and connected by a shared will to win. And it’s what fuels Emotional Allegiance™—a powerful, conscious connection that inspires deep commitment, loyalty, and pride.
You see it when our people bring their families to the plant, wear the logo with pride, or talk about Tenneco on the weekend. That connection doesn’t happen by accident. It’s earned—through belief in one another and a culture that delivers under pressure.
You can replicate a product or imitate a process, but you can’t fake the pride, unity, and conviction that Emotional Allegiance creates. That’s what makes Team Tenneco unstoppable—and The Tenneco Way so powerful.
Safety first, always.
Every person. Every decision. Every shift.
At Tenneco, safety isn't just a set of rules to follow - it's part of our mindset. It's how we show up, how we lead, and how we live. The Tenneco Way. Every person. Every decision. Every shift.
Safety shows up in the way we prepare, the way we respond, and the way we hold ourselves and each other accountable. It's built into how we work through our P3 standards and certification criteria - with purpose and intention.
We don't look the other way. We don't wait for something to go wrong. A near-miss isn't a pass - it's a warning. And choosing to speak up can make the difference between a close call and a crisis. This is how we lead with safety. We make it personal. We make it automatic. We make it part of who we are.