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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>
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		<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>
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		<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>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>Build Lean &amp; Operational Excellence Foudation During Times of Stress</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/build-lean-operational-excellence-foudation-during-times-of-stress</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 17:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continuously improving means just that. Nowhere is it written that when things aren&#8217;t so rosy it&#8217;s time to take a break from CI. If your corporate culture has any meaning at all, focusing on Operational Excellence is all the more &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/build-lean-operational-excellence-foudation-during-times-of-stress">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Avnet GETS IT (Lean)&#8230; IT&#8217;s about the People.</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/avnet-gets-it-lean-its-about-the-people</link>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2009/avnet-gets-it-lean-its-about-the-people#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been following the fortunes of Avnet (NYSE:AVT) for quite a while now, watching them build Lean and Continuous Improvement into their corporate culture.  How fitting then that Steve Church, Avnet&#8217;s top HR guy, should be elevated to the position of &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/avnet-gets-it-lean-its-about-the-people">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happiness, the Nirvana of Employee Engagement</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/happiness-the-nirvana-of-employee-engagement</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A critical principle underlying Lean (Toyota Production System and derivatives) is respect for the individual employee. How does this manifest itself?  Well, the CEOs of at least a few Lean companies tell me that they measure the degree to which people in their organizations are &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/happiness-the-nirvana-of-employee-engagement">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>GM April Fools&#8217;&#8230;oh wait, this is reality</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/gm-april-foolsoh-wait-this-is-reality</link>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2009/gm-april-foolsoh-wait-this-is-reality#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leanconnections.com/?p=462</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve long been an advocate of Jim Womack&#8217;s Lean Transformation principle that &#8220;you&#8217;ve got to change the people, or you&#8217;ve got to change the people&#8221;  in order to achieve and sustain dramatic improvment in your business. And, as a corporate Executive &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/gm-april-foolsoh-wait-this-is-reality">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>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>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2009/smes-e-zine-leandirections-publishes-retain-engage-win-article#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leanconnections.com/?p=308</guid>
		<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>Lean Executive Search</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/lean-executive-searc</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since 1987, Adam Zak Executive Search has provided specialized and experienced lean executive recruiting services.  We bring clients highly qualified senior level executives ready to hit the ground running, implementing and leading your lean operational and management processes. Adam Zak &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/lean-executive-searc">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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