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		<title>Just-In-Time BMWs &#8211; Lean Thinking in Spartanburg</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/just-in-time-bmws-lean-thinking-in-spartanburg</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get exactly the car you want in two to six weeks.  Sounds good to me. However, the article describes this particular vehicle as a rush &#8220;priority.&#8221;  So I&#8217;m getting the sense that Spartanburg might be able to use a few more Lean Leaders &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/just-in-time-bmws-lean-thinking-in-spartanburg">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Coca-Cola Appoints Adam Zak to Identify New Director, Operational Excellence</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Coca-Cola Company has retained Adam Zak Executive Search to handle the recruitiment of a new Operational Excellence Leader for its global business operations.  The Coca-Cola Company has made a no-compromise commitment to driving world class Operational Excellence throughout every &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/coca-cola-appoints-adam-zak-to-identify-new-director-operational-excellence">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Think Lean to Prevent Executive Defections</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps you too have seen the recent survey by the Corporate Executive Board (CEB).  Looks like 25% or so of the executives whom surveyed companies have identified as &#8220;high-potential&#8221; leaders plan to exit their respective companies within the next 12 months. Oops!  (Not &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/think-lean-to-prevent-executive-defections">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>No No NO-This is NOT Operational Excellence</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/no-no-no-this-is-not-operational-excellence</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 22:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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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>Congratulations to these Lean Leaders:  2010 Shingo Prize Lean Enterprises</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/congratulations-to-these-lean-leaders-2010-shingo-prize-lean-enterprises</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Shingo Prize: Guanajuato Manufacturing Complex North Plant, AAM – Silao, Mexico Interiores Aéreos S.A. De C.V. Gulfstream Aerospace – Mexicali, Mexico Shingo Silver Medallion: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company– Lawton, Oklahoma HID Global – North Haven, Connecticut Hi-Tech Gears &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/congratulations-to-these-lean-leaders-2010-shingo-prize-lean-enterprises">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lean Innovation in Corporate Laundry Services &#8211; Cintas</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/lean-innovation-in-corporate-laundry-services</link>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2010/lean-innovation-in-corporate-laundry-services#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lean ideas often come to those who attend Lean Continuous Improvement/Transformation Summits Later this evening I’ll be attending the welcome dinner prior to the opening of the Lean Leadership Summit at the Hyatt in Irvine, CA.  I’m looking forward to &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/lean-innovation-in-corporate-laundry-services">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>100 Job Search Tips from Fortune 500 Recruiters</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/100-job-search-tips-from-fortune-500-recruiters</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK Lean Leaders.  Last year is over and so is that first, often still-slow week of January. If you are actively engaged in a search for a new position, NOW is the time to get aggressively active again. Our friends &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/100-job-search-tips-from-fortune-500-recruiters">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>
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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>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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		<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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