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HIRING LEAN & GREEN HUMAN CAPITAL INSTITUTE Adam Zak Founder & Principal Adam Zak Executive Search August 4, 2009 www.LeanRecruiter.com 1

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There may be no bigger impact on a business than the people hired to execute it. Your company becomes a manifestation of the people it recruits, hires, develops and promotes. Talent acquisition is in itself a business transformational catalyst. More importantly, when we’re “Hiring Lean and Green,” almost by definition, we are focused on hiring agents of change, quite often the executives and managers who will help outline a new vision for your business and then inspire and guide everyone on your team to move in that direction. And thinking strategically, does anyone out there today question that sustainability, based on Lean + Green, makes good business sense? Learn more... Adam Zak

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HIRING LEAN & GREEN HUMAN CAPITAL INSTITUTE

Adam ZakFounder & PrincipalAdam Zak Executive Search

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Old Brookside FarmPost Office Box 129

Barrington, IL 60011-0129(847) 304-5301

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[email protected] www.LeanRecruiter.com

www.LeanConnections.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

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[email protected] www.LeanRecruiter.com

www.LeanConnections.com

Questions?