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		<title>Sick Sigma&#8230; a tongue-in-cheek perspective from across the pond</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/sick-sigma-a-tounge-in-cheek-perspective-from-across-the-pond</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 16:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted yesterday by John Moe who is currently Head of Business Consulting at Alphacourt Limited in the UK.    I&#8217;ve been following his posts for a while now and would classify a number of them as &#8220;seriously brilliant.&#8221;    John, I know &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/sick-sigma-a-tounge-in-cheek-perspective-from-across-the-pond">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Time for Deep Lean</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A guest posting by Andrew Dillon Extraordinary times call on us to look again to the core of the Toyota revolution and how we can make it our own Strange things happen in a crisis. Consider, for example, that some &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/time-for-deep-lean">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Recession Pain? Leaner Thinking Offers a Better Way</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/lean-offers-a-better-way-restructure-improve-grow-find-it</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;There is a better way for everything. Find it.&#8221; Thomas Alva Edison Turbulent times provide ample opportunities for success, if we approach things with the right frame of mind. by Adam Zak  In my role as an executive recruiter specializing &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/lean-offers-a-better-way-restructure-improve-grow-find-it">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lean Thinker to Lean Entrepreneur</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/lean-thinker-to-lean-entrepreneur</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Respect for people: Very few businesses start up only on the backs of the sole founder. It takes a team.&#8221;  Jamie Flinchbaugh  Just a few days ago Jamie blogged over at LeanBlog about the Lean Entrepreneur. With layoffs mounting at even &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/lean-thinker-to-lean-entrepreneur">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>SME e-zine publishes &#8220;Retain, Engage Win&#8221; article</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/smes-e-zine-leandirections-publishes-retain-engage-win-article</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SME&#8217;s Lean-focused e-newsletter, LeanDirections  published Adam Zak&#8217;s article about executive and employee engagement and retention in their February, 2009 edition. If you&#8217;ve not already had a chance to read this, you might take a peek over at LeanDirections.]]></description>
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		<title>CEO Pay Caps? You Bet!</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/ceo-pay-caps-you-bet</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a LeanThinker I am most unabashedly a free market advocate.  Free trade, absolutely. Love those imported fresh Mexican tomatoes in my sandwich on a freezing January day. Open skies, no question. I look forward to when I can fly &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/ceo-pay-caps-you-bet">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>February 12 &#8211; Global Sustainability Conference, Executive Level, Chicago</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/february-12-exec-level-sustainability-conference-chicago</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leanconnections.com/?p=214</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Sustainable Advantage: Who Will Survive and Why&#8221; Developing a strategy that focuses on global sustainability can ensure future productivity and strong consumer confidence &#8211; but only if companies do it right. As we move forward into an increasingly interconnected &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/february-12-exec-level-sustainability-conference-chicago">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Time to Retain, Time to Engage</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2008/time-to-retain-time-to-engage</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first LeanConnections in July launched with a single article dedicated to “Respect for People.” It was well received and sparked many thoughtful comments from our readers. Today, in the face of harrowing financial news and pressures on staff and &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2008/time-to-retain-time-to-engage">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Retain. Engage.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time To Retain, Time To Engage By Adam Zak The first LeanConnections in July launched with a single article dedicated to &#8220;Respect for People.&#8221; It was well received and sparked many thoughtful comments from our readers. Today, in the face &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/retain-engage">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lean Executives Fast-Track Green Success</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2008/lean-executives-fast-track-green-success</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent launch of IBM’s “Green Sigma” Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) consulting service underscores a growing realization that operational excellence principles and practices can offer much in the way of direction to the rapid acceleration toward Green business. More and &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2008/lean-executives-fast-track-green-success">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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