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ArticlesAdam Zak Executive Search believes in helping our clients continuously improve their ability to recruit exceptional executives at all levels in the organization. Allow us to share with you a collection of articles that we think you'll find to be important and relevant to finding, hiring and keeping the best executive talent. And of course, for lean executive talent especially.
Lean-Trained Execs Fast Track GREEN Transition, SME, November 2008, Adam Zak
From Jim Womack, Founder & Chairman, LEI
Shopping for a Lean Sensei And a bit of advice on Recruiter selection as well...
From Dan Jones, Chairman of the Lean Enterprise Academy, UK Unscrambling the Supply Chain Lean needs to extend beyond your own four walls; why is that so difficult to accomplish?
Harvard Business School: Why Is Succession So Badly Managed?
Should CEO succession processes be certified? Respondents to this month's column agree that CEO succession is badly managed, perhaps accounting in large part for the fact that few "inside outsiders" ever make it into the job, despite their often useful qualifications.
Bringing 'Lean' Principles to Service Industries
Toyota and other top manufacturing companies have embraced, improved, and profited by lean production methods. But the payoffs have not been nearly as dramatic for service industries applying lean principles. Look at the experience of Indian software services provider Wipro.
Sideroad: The Best CEO - Five Defining Characteristics of a Great CEO:
Personal insight. Resourcefulness. Courage. Willingness to take a risk. Foresight.
Pepperdine University: Choose Tomorrow's Leaders Today
Succession planning grooms firms for success.