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		<title>No No NO-This is NOT Operational Excellence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 22:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Rethink Your Executive Search Relationships</title>
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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>Making Everyone Whole &#8211; from Jim Womack, Lean Enterprise Institute</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jim Womack&#8217;s newsletter this month, posted here, very clearly explores one of the underlying reasons that Lean or Operational Excellence initiatives are often difficult to sustain (and sometimes even get off the ground).  Every affected stakeholder -whether the executive leadership team recognize it &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/making-everyone-whole-from-jim-womack-lean-enterprise-institute">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>SPECIAL REPORT:  Strategic Recruiting &#8211; Executive Leadership for the Lean+Green Revolution</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recruiting Strategic Leadership for the Lean+Green Revolution, from Adam Zak With each passing day, recruiting and retaining the right executive talent to lead Lean &#38; Six Sigma efforts and Green &#38; Sustainability initiatives poses a greater challenge… Today’s most experienced Lean &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/strategic-recruiting-executive-leadership-for-the-leangreen-revolution">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Customer Service at the DMV, may need remedial improvement&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/customer-service-at-the-dmv-may-need-improvement</link>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2009/customer-service-at-the-dmv-may-need-improvement#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We live in Illinois. Everyone in our family who drives has an Illinois driver&#8217;s license. When we need to have a license renewed we visit the Illinois Department of Motor Vehicles location closest to us, which also happens to be &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/customer-service-at-the-dmv-may-need-improvement">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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