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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>What Can Lean Do for You?</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2011/what-can-lean-do-for-you</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 17:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From time to time, new or prospective clients ask me about the kinds of results they might expect to achieve from their Lean transformation. Since I don’t personally consult in this area I’m usually hesitant to quote specific numbers, because &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2011/what-can-lean-do-for-you">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lean Thinking to Inspire Lean Thinkers in the New Year</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/lean-thinking-to-inspire-lean-thinkers-in-the-new-year</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These three short quotes are all from one individual, a person who is one of my personal favorite &#8220;Lean&#8221; thinkers, though I doubt that he would actually describe himself as such. But he&#8217;s been, and continues to be, one of &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/lean-thinking-to-inspire-lean-thinkers-in-the-new-year">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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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>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2010/just-in-time-bmws-lean-thinking-in-spartanburg#comments</comments>
		<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>Think Lean to Prevent Executive Defections</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/think-lean-to-prevent-executive-defections</link>
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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>Green Thinking Goes Hand-in-Hand With Lean Thinking</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/green-thinking-goes-hand-in-hand-with-lean-thinking</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This unfortunately short 4th of July weekend was none-the-less a great opportunity to see some beautiful fireworks from our vantage point at Old Brookside Farm. Though it did make me ponder if such awesome displays might someday in the future &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/green-thinking-goes-hand-in-hand-with-lean-thinking">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Recession Pain? Leaner Thinking Offers a Better Way</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/lean-offers-a-better-way-restructure-improve-grow-find-it</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;There is a better way for everything. Find it.&#8221; Thomas Alva Edison Turbulent times provide ample opportunities for success, if we approach things with the right frame of mind. by Adam Zak  In my role as an executive recruiter specializing &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/lean-offers-a-better-way-restructure-improve-grow-find-it">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lean Thinker to Lean Entrepreneur</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/lean-thinker-to-lean-entrepreneur</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Respect for people: Very few businesses start up only on the backs of the sole founder. It takes a team.&#8221;  Jamie Flinchbaugh  Just a few days ago Jamie blogged over at LeanBlog about the Lean Entrepreneur. With layoffs mounting at even &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/lean-thinker-to-lean-entrepreneur">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fly Lean and Safe</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/fly-lean-and-safe</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Air Passenger Safety Checklist (and Crash Guide) My Lean colleague Mark Graban noted on his blog this morning: Kudos to Captain Sully and his crew&#8230; of course they used a &#8220;checklist&#8221; to help deal with their emergency&#8230; more hospitals need to &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/fly-lean-and-safe">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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