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	<title>Lean Connections, from Adam Zak &#187; Leadership</title>
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		<title>Plant General Manager &#8211; Full Manufacturing P&amp;L + Lean Transformation Champion</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2012/plant-general-manager-full-manufacturing-pl-lean-transformation-champion</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plant GM &#8211; Operations  - Lean Transformation &#8211; full Manufacturing P&#38;L Architectural Building Products &#8211; Newark, NJ metro region Situation Overview Founded in the late 1940’s, and very much the industry pioneer, our client has grown into one of the largest &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2012/plant-general-manager-full-manufacturing-pl-lean-transformation-champion">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>
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		<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>Lean Manufacturing Manager &#8211; Rock Star of Lean Transformation</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2011/lean-manufacturing-manager-rock-star-of-lean-transformation</link>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2011/lean-manufacturing-manager-rock-star-of-lean-transformation#comments</comments>
		<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>Leadership is Learning to See Fresh Context</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/leadership-is-learning-to-see-fresh-context</link>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2010/leadership-is-learning-to-see-fresh-context#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leanconnections.com/?p=1281</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What’s Your Context?  A man sat at a Metro station in Washington, D.C. playing the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. Since it was rush hour, it&#8217;s likely that thousands of &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/leadership-is-learning-to-see-fresh-context">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>Rethink Your Executive Search Relationships</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/rethink-your-executive-search-relationships</link>
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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>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/making-everyone-whole-from-jim-womack-lean-enterprise-institute</link>
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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>The Cost of Talent</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/the-cost-of-talent</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  In every conversation with senior leadership I&#8217;ve had during the past two weeks this one truth stands out loud and clear:  Acquiring, orienting and deploying the right new talent is an expensive business to get right, and even more &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/the-cost-of-talent">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>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/strategic-recruiting-executive-leadership-for-the-leangreen-revolution</link>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2009/strategic-recruiting-executive-leadership-for-the-leangreen-revolution#comments</comments>
		<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>Lean Leadership Shortage Coming Soon to a Company Near You!</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/lean-leadership-shortage-coming-soon-to-a-company-near-you</link>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2009/lean-leadership-shortage-coming-soon-to-a-company-near-you#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week&#8217;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 &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/lean-leadership-shortage-coming-soon-to-a-company-near-you">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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