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		<title>Lean Thinking. Lean Doing. Lean Education. At LEI, the Lean Enterprise Institute, the source of Lean thought leadership&#8230;and action.</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2011/lean-thinking-lean-doing-lean-education-at-lei-the-lean-enterprise-institute-the-source-of-lean-thought-leadership-and-action</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you a Lean Thinker? More importantly, are you a Lean Doer?  Then, think about this Lean career opportunity with LEI, the Lean Enterprise Institute&#8230; Education Manager Organization Background The Lean Enterprise Institute, Inc. founded by James P. Womack in &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2011/lean-thinking-lean-doing-lean-education-at-lei-the-lean-enterprise-institute-the-source-of-lean-thought-leadership-and-action">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>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2010/think-lean-to-prevent-executive-defections#comments</comments>
		<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>Your After-the-Recession Executive Recruiting Plan</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/your-after-the-recession-executive-recruiting-plan</link>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2010/your-after-the-recession-executive-recruiting-plan#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it official?  Is the “Great Recession” over? Should we be launching new executive leadership hiring initiatives now? Are we sure? When will we be sure?   No, I don’t know either. But at some point this year, or early next, &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/your-after-the-recession-executive-recruiting-plan">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kaizen Kowboys Ride Again</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/kaizen-kowboys-ride-again</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leanconnections.com/?p=969</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I coined the term &#8220;Kaizen Kowboys&#8221; a few years ago (Lean Culture: Collected Practices and Cases).   Since Bill Wadell was kind enough to reprise its use in his blog yesterday I thought I&#8217;d provide a little historical background. The company involved was &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/kaizen-kowboys-ride-again">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Recalibrate Your Executive Search Expectations</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/recalibrate-your-executive-search-expectations</link>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2010/recalibrate-your-executive-search-expectations#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Within the last 12 months some top HR leaders in North America, and even the CEOs of two of the largest global retained executive search organizations, have publically declared the traditional executive recruiting model broken and badly in need of &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/recalibrate-your-executive-search-expectations">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Rethink Your Executive Search Relationships</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/rethink-your-executive-search-relationships</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, the rumor is true, and you can consider this your official confirmation.  The War for Talent is about to come roaring back any time now.  And the C-suite team will tune in to its effects more rapidly and deeply &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/rethink-your-executive-search-relationships">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>The Cost of Talent</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/the-cost-of-talent</link>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2009/the-cost-of-talent#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leanconnections.com/?p=742</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  In every conversation with senior leadership I&#8217;ve had during the past two weeks this one truth stands out loud and clear:  Acquiring, orienting and deploying the right new talent is an expensive business to get right, and even more &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/the-cost-of-talent">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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