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		<title>Shingo Award &#8211; the New Critical Criteria for Hiring a Lean Leader?</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2011/shingo-award-the-new-critical-criteria-for-hiring-a-lean-leader</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier today I happened to stumble upon a position description for a Director, Lean Enterprise within a Fortune 1000 company. While the company identified itself in the posting, I’m not going to name names because it’s not my intention to &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2011/shingo-award-the-new-critical-criteria-for-hiring-a-lean-leader">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Putting Some Lean into Chesapeake Bay Candle Co.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 17:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the last 16 years, Chesapeake Bay Candle produced its scented candles in Asia. But then things began to change.  Increased labor and transportation costs were steadily eating into profits.  Retailers’ never seemed to have enough product in stock and &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2011/putting-some-lean-into-chesapeake-bay-candle-co">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What Can Lean Do for You?</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2011/what-can-lean-do-for-you</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 17:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From time to time, new or prospective clients ask me about the kinds of results they might expect to achieve from their Lean transformation. Since I don’t personally consult in this area I’m usually hesitant to quote specific numbers, because &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2011/what-can-lean-do-for-you">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast features Adam Zak, Bill Wadell, speaking with Mark Graban on Simple Excellence</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/podcast-features-adam-zak-bill-wadell-speaking-with-mark-graban-on-simple-excellence</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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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>Lean Continuous Improvement Approach to Web Content Management</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/lean-continuous-improvement-approach-to-web-content-management</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read Gerry McGovern&#8217;s blog, New Thinking, from time to time and have often found his advice for tweaking my Web site to be quite helpful.  The most recent issue of Gerry&#8217;s newsletter talks about why the strategic focus of Web management must &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/lean-continuous-improvement-approach-to-web-content-management">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Simple Excellence is here&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/simple-excellence-is-here</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hot off the press, Simple Excellence: Organizing the Management Team in a Lean Transformation, has arrived. Available through our publisher, Productivity Press (CRC Press/Taylor &#38; Francis) as well as from Amazon.com, Barnes &#38; Noble, and other fine book merchants. Check &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/simple-excellence-is-here">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Just-In-Time BMWs &#8211; Lean Thinking in Spartanburg</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/just-in-time-bmws-lean-thinking-in-spartanburg</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;priority.&#8221;  So I&#8217;m getting the sense that Spartanburg might be able to use a few more Lean Leaders &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/just-in-time-bmws-lean-thinking-in-spartanburg">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>Congratulations to these Lean Leaders:  2010 Shingo Prize Lean Enterprises</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/congratulations-to-these-lean-leaders-2010-shingo-prize-lean-enterprises</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Shingo Prize: Guanajuato Manufacturing Complex North Plant, AAM – Silao, Mexico Interiores Aéreos S.A. De C.V. Gulfstream Aerospace – Mexicali, Mexico Shingo Silver Medallion: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company– Lawton, Oklahoma HID Global – North Haven, Connecticut Hi-Tech Gears &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/congratulations-to-these-lean-leaders-2010-shingo-prize-lean-enterprises">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lean Innovation in Corporate Laundry Services &#8211; Cintas</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/lean-innovation-in-corporate-laundry-services</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lean ideas often come to those who attend Lean Continuous Improvement/Transformation Summits Later this evening I’ll be attending the welcome dinner prior to the opening of the Lean Leadership Summit at the Hyatt in Irvine, CA.  I’m looking forward to &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/lean-innovation-in-corporate-laundry-services">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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