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		<title>Podcast features Adam Zak, Bill Wadell, speaking with Mark Graban on Simple Excellence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark Graban hosts today&#8217;s   LeanBlog Podcast #105,    a conversation with the co-authors of the new book Simple Excellence: Organizing and Aligning the Management Team in a Lean Transformation from Productivity Press. Authors Adam Zak, a regular guest blogger here on Leanblog.org and &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/podcast-features-adam-zak-bill-wadell-speaking-with-mark-graban-on-simple-excellence">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Making Hospitals Work&#8221; &#8211; Lean HealthCare Executives Drive Lean HealthCare Results</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This book has been on my office credenza for about seven months now and I&#8217;ve only read a few chapters, and skimmed a few others.  But as I become more and more involved in recruiting Lean executives for our Lean HealthCare &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/making-hospitals-work-lean-healthcare-executives-drive-lean-healthcare-results">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon Kindle is Already Amazing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love my Amazon Kindle!  The technology, the design, the utility &#8211; this baby defines value for me, the customer.  And as great as this product is, I&#8217;m constantly on the look-out for hints and rumors that might provide some insight &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/amazon-kindle-is-already-amazing">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Books on MP3 &#8211; competition for the Kindle? Nah, still&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s interesting about this tiny player (about the size of two match boxes) is just how simple and excellent it is.  Serves only one purpose &#8211; play back a prerecorded book, just one &#8211; but it does this so easily!  &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/books-on-mp3-competition-for-the-kindle-nah-still">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>BAM! Bust A Myth &#8211; Customer Service Critical to Long-term Lean Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I finished a new book over the weekend and wanted to share my thoughts with you. No, it’s not your typical Lean leadership-focused manual.  But it does address what in my mind is one of the most critical aspects of &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/bam-bust-a-myth-customer-service-critical-to-long-term-lean-success">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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