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HIRING LEAN & GREEN HUMAN CAPITAL INSTITUTE
Adam ZakFounder & PrincipalAdam Zak Executive Search
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Barrington, IL 60011-0129(847) 304-5301
August 4, 2009 www.LeanRecruiter.com
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Adam Zak Executive Search
“Economic crisis offers companies a unique opportunity to drive major change. This subsequently translates into superior competitive advantage long after the economy has returned to growth mode. To make that happen you need leaders who play offense, not just provide shelter during the storm. ” Adam Zak
Adam Zak recruits Lean & Green executives who can do that - drive immediate savings to your bottom line – and help position your company to achieve greater profitability , productivity and total customer satisfaction when the wind is again in your sails.
Select Industries Select Clients
Aerospace & Defense Parker Hannifin
Automotive Porsche Cars N.A.
Business Services VistaPrint
Consulting McKinsey & Co.Communications Motorola
Diversified Mfg. Rockwell Automation
Electronics Philips Electronics NV
Financial Services BNP Paribas Bank
Food Products Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream
Health Care GE Health Care
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Business Process Improvement
• Business Re-Engineering – Hammer & Champy• TQM & Quality Circles• Quality is Free – Crosby• Demand Flow – JcIT• Theory of Constraints – Eli Goldratt• Toyota Production System → Lean• Lean Manufacturing → Lean Enterprise• Six Sigma → Lean Six Sigma
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Beyond the Green Corporation
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“Imagine a world in which eco-friendly and socially responsible practices actually help a company’s bottom-line. It’s closer than you think.”
Business Week, January 29, 2007
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Attracting & Retaining Leadership with Lean & Green Experience and Passion
• Principles & Goals – Lean, Six Sigma, Green• Stages/levels of organizational Lean, Green growth and
mastery• Characteristics of Lean and Green leaders who stand out from
the crowd• Attract & retain leaders in highly competitive talent market
Switch gears: Applying Lean & Green in your own recruiting work
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Survey #1 - Which of these continuous improvement methodologies are you currently utilizing in your
organization?
• Lean• Six Sigma• Demand Flow• Theory of Constraints• More than one• Other• None
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Survey #2 - Who is the primary driver or champion of the continuous improvement initiative?
• CEO• Top operations executive• Top HR executive• Top supply chain executive• Dedicated Lean/Six Sigma executive• Other • Nobody at all, really
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So, what are Lean, Six Sigma and Green all about?
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Mix of Titles Adds to Confusion
• Chief Change Officer• Chief Lean Officer• Lean Champion• Chief Performance Officer• VP Supply Chain• Chief Change Agent• VP/Director Lean• VP/Director Lean Six
Sigma• VP/Director Six Sigma
• Chief Change Officer• VP Sustainability• Chief Environmental Officer• Chief Green Officer• Chief Performance Officer• Chief Sustainability Officer• Chief Transformation Officer• Eco-Czar• Head of Ecomagination• Chief Environmentalist
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And Slogans, Buzzwords Galore• Lean thinking• Hoshin planning • Policy deployment• Kanban• Hejunka• TPS • TMS • J-I-T• KPIs • PDCA • Flow• Pull systems• OpEx • DMAIC
• Sustainability• Triple bottom line• EHS• Environment• Doing more with less• Green thinking• Environmental thinking• Follow the green brick road• Green innovation• Going green• Carbon footprint• Eco-efficiency• Green grid• Sustainable development
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What is this All About?
• Lean• Six Sigma• Lean Six Sigma• Green
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Goals or Objectives
• Lean• Lean Six Sigma• Green
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Organizational Stages or Levels of Mastery and Growth
• Lean• Green
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Some rough guidelines for figuring out the degree to which an organization has achieved Nirvana… नि�र्वा��ण
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Five Lean Stages
1. Freshman: Firefighting, not fixing the system
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Five Lean Stages
1. Freshman: Firefighting, not fixing the system2. Sophomore: Organized, engaged people, CI
pace gaining momentum
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Five Lean Stages
1. Freshman: Firefighting, not fixing the system2. Sophomore: Organized, engaged people, CI
pace gaining momentum3. Junior: CI in full swing, culture change
beginnings, positive $$ impact
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Five Lean Stages
1. Freshman: Firefighting, not fixing the system2. Sophomore: Organized, engaged people, CI
pace gaining momentum3. Junior: CI in full swing, culture change
beginnings, positive $$ impact4. Senior: Sustaining CI
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Five Lean Stages
1. Freshman: Firefighting, not fixing the system2. Sophomore: Organized, engaged people, CI
pace gaining momentum3. Junior: CI in full swing, culture change
beginnings, positive $$ impact4. Senior: Sustaining CI5. Zen of Lean
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Survey #3 – Where is your Company on the Lean Journey?
1. Firefighting2. Organized & engaged3. Continuous Improvement in full swing4. We have a truly Lean culture and are self-
sustaining5. Nirvana
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Five Green Stages
1. Freshman: Awareness & Compliance
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Five Green Stages
1. Freshman: Awareness & Compliance2. Sophomore: Participation →Engagement
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Five Green Stages
1. Freshman: Awareness & Compliance2. Sophomore: Participation →Engagement3. Junior: Transparency & Trust
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Five Green Stages
1. Freshman: Awareness & Compliance2. Sophomore: Participation →Engagement3. Junior: Transparency & Trust4. Senior: Green & Innovation leads to Growth
& Profitability
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Five Green Stages
1. Freshman: Awareness & Compliance2. Sophomore: Participation →Engagement3. Junior: Transparency & Trust4. Senior: Green & Innovation leads to Growth
& Profitability5. Zen of Green
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Survey #4 – Where is your company in its quest for Zero Footprint?
1. We’re aware and we fill out all the right reports2. Senior leadership buy-in and active rank & file
participation3. Transparent & trusted by all stakeholders4. Green ties in with operational and financial success
company-wide5. Yep, Zen level
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What it takes to Stand Out as a Lean or Green Executive
• Leadership
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What it takes to Stand Out as a Lean or Green Executive
• Leadership• Strategic business understanding
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What it takes to Stand Out as a Lean or Green Executive
• Leadership• Strategic business understanding• Planning & execution
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What it takes to Stand Out as a Lean or Green Executive
• Leadership• Strategic business understanding• Planning & execution• Credibility
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What it takes to Stand Out as a Lean or Green Executive
• Leadership• Strategic business understanding• Planning & execution• Credibility• Visionary change agent
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What it takes to Stand Out as a Lean or Green Executive
• Leadership• Strategic business understanding• Planning & execution• Credibility• Visionary change agent• Communication skills
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What it takes to Stand Out as a Lean or Green Executive
• Leadership• Strategic business understanding• Planning & execution• Credibility• Visionary change agent• Communication skills• Technical abilities
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Now it’s time to talk about strategy.
So that when your CEO stops by your office tomorrow morning and asks you how to expand your bench strength with a few more of these leaders, you’ll have some answers.
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Strategic Thinking to Attract & Retain Leaders in Highly Competitive Talent Market
• Connect with business mission• Be the brand you claim to be• Commit to culture-based sourcing• Compensate performance• Implement “Lean Talent Management”
philosophy and practices
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Connect with business mission
You can’t just bolt Lean & Green on as an afterthought…they must become an
integral part of how you do business
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Be the brand you claim to be
We live and operate in a transparent world…more so every new day. Don’t just tell your story better - have a better story
to TELL.
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Commit to culture-based sourcing
Look inward first, then align with those who seek what you also seek
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Compensate performance
Top talent asking “what’s in it for me?”
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Implement “Lean Talent Management” philosophy and practices
With Lean principles you can engage your senior leadership team and
deliver exceptional value
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Quick Hits
Some ideas you can implement today to make your recruiting process more
Lean and Green now
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Lean+Green+Innovation=Sustainability
Pillars of Lean
• Respect for people• Continuous improvement
Taiichi Ohno, EVP, Toyota (d. 1990)
Pillars of Green
• Reduce energy use• Reduce waste
Andrew Winston, author, Green to Gold
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Old Brookside FarmPost Office Box 129
Barrington, IL 60011-0129(847) 304-5301
August 4, 2009
AZ@LeanRecruiter.com www.LeanRecruiter.com
www.LeanConnections.com
Questions?