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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>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>&#8220;Making Hospitals Work&#8221; &#8211; Lean HealthCare Executives Drive Lean HealthCare Results</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/making-hospitals-work-lean-healthcare-executives-drive-lean-healthcare-results</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This book has been on my office credenza for about seven months now and I&#8217;ve only read a few chapters, and skimmed a few others.  But as I become more and more involved in recruiting Lean executives for our Lean HealthCare &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/making-hospitals-work-lean-healthcare-executives-drive-lean-healthcare-results">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>BioTechnology Supply Chain Conference – interview with speaker Adam Zak</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/biotech-supply-chain-conference-%e2%80%93-interview-with-panelist-adam-zak-founder-and-principal-of-adam-zak-executive-search</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAREER MANAGEMENT IN SUPPLY CHAIN: PERSPECTIVES FROM AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM FOUNDER Biotech Supply Chain Conference, October 19-20, South San Francisco Conference Center www.biosupplyalliance.org  Devendra Mishra, Executive Director of the “Bio Supply Management Alliance” which organizes the Annual Biotech Supply Chain &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/biotech-supply-chain-conference-%e2%80%93-interview-with-panelist-adam-zak-founder-and-principal-of-adam-zak-executive-search">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Rifle, Not a Shotgun &#8211; Lean Insider talks to Adam Zak</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/a-rifle-not-a-shotgun-adam-on-lean-insider</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out my recent phone interview with the Lean Insider.  Today&#8217;s Lean Executive must focus on clear targets to land that next executive role&#8230; http://leaninsider.productivitypress.com/2009/06/finding-lean-jobs-today-rifle-not.html]]></description>
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		<title>CEO Pay Caps? You Bet!</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/ceo-pay-caps-you-bet</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a LeanThinker I am most unabashedly a free market advocate.  Free trade, absolutely. Love those imported fresh Mexican tomatoes in my sandwich on a freezing January day. Open skies, no question. I look forward to when I can fly &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/ceo-pay-caps-you-bet">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Time to Retain, Time to Engage</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2008/time-to-retain-time-to-engage</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first LeanConnections in July launched with a single article dedicated to “Respect for People.” It was well received and sparked many thoughtful comments from our readers. Today, in the face of harrowing financial news and pressures on staff and &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2008/time-to-retain-time-to-engage">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Respect for People is KEY to Lean Success</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2008/respect-for-people-is-key-to-lean-success</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Lean industry conferences in North America, Europe and Asia; in casual phone calls with top management and potential recruits; or in formal presentations to client companies, I keep hearing so many executives tell me that employees are their most &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2008/respect-for-people-is-key-to-lean-success">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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