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	<title>Lean Connections, from Adam Zak &#187; Continuous Improvement</title>
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		<title>Vice President, Lean Industrial Engineering &#8211; Fortune 500 Green EHS Sustainability Leader</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2012/vice-president-lean-industrial-engineering-fortune-500-green-ehs-sustainability-leader</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Company Overview Our client, a global Fortune 500 organization, is the world&#8217;s leading provider of cleaning, food safety and health protection products and services for the hospitality, foodservice, healthcare and industrial markets.  The company operates in over 160 countries with &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2012/vice-president-lean-industrial-engineering-fortune-500-green-ehs-sustainability-leader">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>VP Operations, and Lean Manufacturing Champion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our client is a small (under $100 million) world-class, multi-national manufacturer  of specialty metal products. Based in the Western United States, the company  designs and builds unique, custom solutions which are specifically engineered to individual customer order (high-mix, low-volume) and &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2011/vp-operations-and-lean-manufacturing-champion">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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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>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>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2011/shingo-award-the-new-critical-criteria-for-hiring-a-lean-leader#comments</comments>
		<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>Best Lean Practices for Winter Golf</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2011/best-lean-practices-for-winter-golf</link>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2011/best-lean-practices-for-winter-golf#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who are occasionally able to sneak away from the Great White North for some winter golf, two things become painfully apparent: it’s expensive; and, it’s often very SLOW! Why? Supply and demand, of course. In Naples, &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2011/best-lean-practices-for-winter-golf">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lean Manufacturing Manager &#8211; Rock Star of Lean Transformation</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2011/lean-manufacturing-manager-rock-star-of-lean-transformation</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Title: Lean Manufacturing Manager &#8211; Rock Star of Lean Transformation  -  focused on any combination of Global Logistics and Services, Supply Chain and Supplier Development, or Lean Operations Planning and Execution   Expertise: Asia, Europe, China, International, Lean Distribution, Lean Supply Chain, Lean &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2011/lean-manufacturing-manager-rock-star-of-lean-transformation">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>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2010/the-lean-approach-to-your-job-search#comments</comments>
		<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>Director, Global Six Sigma (Six Sigma Master Black Belt)</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/director-global-six-sigma-six-sigma-master-black-belt</link>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2010/director-global-six-sigma-six-sigma-master-black-belt#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Opportunity Introduction   (go here to download PDF) We’re looking for an experienced Six Sigma leader with broad business acumen, global perspective and experience, and the ability to drive, facilitate and sustain change in a fast-paced, highly entrepreneurial environment.   The selected &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/director-global-six-sigma-six-sigma-master-black-belt">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>No No NO-This is NOT Operational Excellence</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/no-no-no-this-is-not-operational-excellence</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 22:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again the general business press, writing about UC San Francisco, really has this all wrong. This is not Lean Thinking; it is not operational excellence; it is not &#8220;transformation.&#8221; It is misguided, misleading and, pure and simple, misinformation.  And it &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/no-no-no-this-is-not-operational-excellence">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>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2010/lean-innovation-in-corporate-laundry-services#comments</comments>
		<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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