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		<title>Lean Thinking to Inspire Lean Thinkers in the New Year</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/lean-thinking-to-inspire-lean-thinkers-in-the-new-year</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These three short quotes are all from one individual, a person who is one of my personal favorite &#8220;Lean&#8221; thinkers, though I doubt that he would actually describe himself as such. But he&#8217;s been, and continues to be, one of &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/lean-thinking-to-inspire-lean-thinkers-in-the-new-year">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A PDCA Job Search Approach</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/the-lean-approach-to-your-job-search</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received an e-mail today, one of a series over the last few months, from one of my contacts on LinkedIn.  It got me to thinking about Chris&#8217; well-planned and targeted approach to finding a new employer.  It struck me that he was &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/the-lean-approach-to-your-job-search">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Think Lean to Prevent Executive Defections</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/think-lean-to-prevent-executive-defections</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps you too have seen the recent survey by the Corporate Executive Board (CEB).  Looks like 25% or so of the executives whom surveyed companies have identified as &#8220;high-potential&#8221; leaders plan to exit their respective companies within the next 12 months. Oops!  (Not &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/think-lean-to-prevent-executive-defections">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Executive Moves: Begin With the End in Mind</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/executive-moves-begin-with-the-end-in-mind</link>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2010/executive-moves-begin-with-the-end-in-mind#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Treat the executive you&#8217;re recruiting as well or better than you would your best customer&#8230; The recruiting process to identify your company’s new CFO has been thorough and professionally executed. Your search committee, your retained search firm, and all key &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/executive-moves-begin-with-the-end-in-mind">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>100 Job Search Tips from Fortune 500 Recruiters</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/100-job-search-tips-from-fortune-500-recruiters</link>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2010/100-job-search-tips-from-fortune-500-recruiters#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leanconnections.com/?p=915</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[OK Lean Leaders.  Last year is over and so is that first, often still-slow week of January. If you are actively engaged in a search for a new position, NOW is the time to get aggressively active again. Our friends &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/100-job-search-tips-from-fortune-500-recruiters">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lean Thinkers Approach New Year Resolutions with Simple Excellence</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/lean-thinkers-approach-new-year-resolutions-with-simple-excellence</link>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2009/lean-thinkers-approach-new-year-resolutions-with-simple-excellence#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leanconnections.com/?p=865</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of the year again when many of us Lean Thinkers, and even those who are still perhaps among the  &#8221;Muggles&#8221; of the Lean community, are driven to at least a bit of reflection on the year (decade?) which is &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/lean-thinkers-approach-new-year-resolutions-with-simple-excellence">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>BioTechnology Supply Chain Conference – interview with speaker Adam Zak</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/biotech-supply-chain-conference-%e2%80%93-interview-with-panelist-adam-zak-founder-and-principal-of-adam-zak-executive-search</link>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2009/biotech-supply-chain-conference-%e2%80%93-interview-with-panelist-adam-zak-founder-and-principal-of-adam-zak-executive-search#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leanconnections.com/?p=753</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CAREER MANAGEMENT IN SUPPLY CHAIN: PERSPECTIVES FROM AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM FOUNDER Biotech Supply Chain Conference, October 19-20, South San Francisco Conference Center www.biosupplyalliance.org  Devendra Mishra, Executive Director of the “Bio Supply Management Alliance” which organizes the Annual Biotech Supply Chain &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/biotech-supply-chain-conference-%e2%80%93-interview-with-panelist-adam-zak-founder-and-principal-of-adam-zak-executive-search">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lean Career Planning? Think Lean+Green &#8211; More Lean Insider with Adam Zak</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/thinking-about-your-career-think-lean-and-green-lean-insider-talks-with-adam-zak</link>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2009/thinking-about-your-career-think-lean-and-green-lean-insider-talks-with-adam-zak#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lean executives who can connect the Lean and Green dots can rapidly demonstrate their value to their current or new organization&#8230; http://leaninsider.productivitypress.com/2009/06/lean-jobs-think-green.html]]></description>
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		<title>A Rifle, Not a Shotgun &#8211; Lean Insider talks to Adam Zak</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/a-rifle-not-a-shotgun-adam-on-lean-insider</link>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2009/a-rifle-not-a-shotgun-adam-on-lean-insider#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leanconnections.com/?p=640</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out my recent phone interview with the Lean Insider.  Today&#8217;s Lean Executive must focus on clear targets to land that next executive role&#8230; http://leaninsider.productivitypress.com/2009/06/finding-lean-jobs-today-rifle-not.html]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s That Season Again &#8211; the 2009 Lean Conference (Networking)  Marathon</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/it%e2%80%99s-that-season-again-the-2009-lean-conference-networking-marathon</link>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2009/it%e2%80%99s-that-season-again-the-2009-lean-conference-networking-marathon#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From now through early November we’re on the road again, meetin’ and greetin’ our Lean colleagues from around the country&#8230;here are some tips to maximize your networking efforts   Morning mail brought a reminder that it’s that season again. Yes, &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/it%e2%80%99s-that-season-again-the-2009-lean-conference-networking-marathon">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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