Simple Excellence: Organizing & Aligning the Management Team in a Lean Transformation
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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Leadership is Learning to See Fresh Context
What’s Your Context? A man sat at a Metro station in Washington, D.C. playing the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. Since it was rush hour, it’s likely that thousands of … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Zak, Adam Zak Executive Search, joshua bell, Leadership, narrow framework, Operational Excellence, perception, washington post
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Just-In-Time BMWs – Lean Thinking in Spartanburg
Get exactly the car you want in two to six weeks. Sounds good to me. However, the article describes this particular vehicle as a rush “priority.” So I’m getting the sense that Spartanburg might be able to use a few more Lean Leaders … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Zak, bmw, bmws, Business, Excellence, Lean Leaders, Lean Thinking, Operational Excellence, Spartanburg
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What If 25% of Your Top Talent Didn’t Show Up for Work on 1/3/11?
I’m generally skeptical of surveys. Too many ways to skew results by how you formulate and ask the questions, massage the data, or just plain “fudge” the final outcomes. But more and more of these things are popping up in … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Zak, employee benefits, Excellence, Executive, jobs, lack of communication, management, new survey, Operational Excellence, promotions, services business, surveys, Talent, top management, top performers
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