Simple Excellence: Organizing & Aligning the Management Team in a Lean Transformation
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Tag Archives: Executive
Lean Leadership Shortage Coming Soon to a Company Near You!
Last week’s published numbers indicate a national unemployment rate approaching 9.5%. Bad news, right? Or, maybe not as much as the the nightly news would have us all believe. If you happen to be an executive or manager with strong Lean or Lean … Continue reading
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Tagged Accenture, Adam Zak, Business, BusinessWeek, cooper industries, Executive, Executive Recruiting, fpl group, Genzyme, Human Resources, Leadership, Lean, Lean and Green, Lean Leaders, lean sigma, manufacturing, marvin windows, Medtronic, Operational Excellence, Pentair, presidents and vice presidents, recession, Recruiting, siemens energy, Talent, talent war, Textron, textron systems, tyco electronics
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Leading-Edge (Lean) Talent Practices
Outstanding talent, ideally LeanThinking talent, is your greatest source of competitive advantage in the best of times and in the worst of times. Every CEO must have strategies to attract, retain and develop the best and brightest in order to … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, competitive advantage, Continuous Improvement, down economy, Execution, Executive, great leaders, growth, leadership development, leadership practices, Lean, management strategy, Respect for People, Retention, Talent, Talent Management, talented employees, toyota way, value approach
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It’s That Season Again – the 2009 Lean Conference (Networking) Marathon
From now through early November we’re on the road again, meetin’ and greetin’ our Lean colleagues from around the country…here are some tips to maximize your networking efforts Morning mail brought a reminder that it’s that season again. Yes, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Zak, Business, Conference, Executive, jobs, Lean, Lean Connections, Networking, survival guide, zak
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