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	<title>Lean Connections. From Adam Zak &#187; Lean</title>
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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>&#8220;Simple Excellence&#8221; &#8211; coming November 19, 2010, and in good company</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/simple-excellence-coming-in-good-company-harry-potter-russell-crowe-nook</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From a quick glance over at  Wikipedia we can see that quite a number of awesome events have taken place on November 19th in previous years.  And someday down the road we&#8217;ll look back on this year&#8217;s November 19, in &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/simple-excellence-coming-in-good-company-harry-potter-russell-crowe-nook">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>Executive Engagement &#8211; the Lean Thinker&#8217;s Approach</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/executive-engagement-the-lean-thinkers-approach</link>
		<comments>http://leanconnections.com/2010/executive-engagement-the-lean-thinkers-approach#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your executive search was a smashing success.  Done in record time. Attracted the interest of top players in your market sector. Interviewed the best of the “A players”. And won over Sarah, a true global leader and supply chain visionary, &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/executive-engagement-the-lean-thinkers-approach">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Help, I Can&#8217;t Find Myself on FaceBook</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/help-i-cant-find-myself-on-facebook</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On an otherwise relaxing Sunday in suburban Chicago I began to address a business-related issue which has been nagging at me for some time now.  Multiple online identities.  What with LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, numerous blogs and social networks, well, I &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/help-i-cant-find-myself-on-facebook">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>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 Accounting is the Key</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/lean-accounting-is-the-key</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bill Waddell, my colleague over at Evolving Excellence, has written in support of Lean Accounting as a critical component of Lean transformation, particularly because Lean Accounting methodology delivers what GAAP accounting was never designed to do. This message must reach more ears&#8230; &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/lean-accounting-is-the-key">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>
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		<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>Leading-Edge (Lean) Talent Practices</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2009/leading-edge-lean-talent-practices</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Outstanding talent, ideally LeanThinking talent, is your greatest source of competitive advantage in the best of times and in the worst of times. Every CEO must have strategies to attract, retain and develop the best and brightest in order to &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2009/leading-edge-lean-talent-practices">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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